Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: Is opportunistic detection a realistic alternative?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 532-534

  Tisi, P V ^a   McLin, A D ^a   Jeddy, T A ^a   Ashton, H A ^a   Scott, R A P ^a  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Screening; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; SCREENING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031821298     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80115-9     Document Type: Article

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