Abdominal aortic aneurysm: The role of clinical examination and opportunistic detection

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-303

  Karkos, C D ^a,b   Mukhopadhyay, U ^a   Papakostas, I ^a   Ghosh, J ^a   Thomson, G J L ^a   Hughes, R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Opportunistic detection; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034164054     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.1002     Document Type: Article

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