Screening and surveillance for abdominal aortic aneurysms: Who needs it and when

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-199

  Ebaugh, James L ^a   Garcia, Nicholas D ^a   Matsumura, Jon S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034813125     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/svas.2001.25491     Document Type: Review

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