Probabilities of progression of aortic aneurysms: Estimates and implications for screening policy

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-42

  Couto, E ^a   Duffy, S W ^a   Ashton, H A ^b   Walker, N M ^a   Myles, J P ^a   Scott, R A P ^b   Thompson, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0036231473     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.9.1.40     Document Type: Article

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