Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9055, 1997, Pages 863-866

  Van Der Vliet, J Adam ^a   Boll, Albert P M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030992455     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07282-0     Document Type: Review

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