Rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients refusing or unfit for elective repair

JAMA

Volumn 287, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2968-2972

  Lederle, Frank A ^a   Johnson, Gary R ^b   Wilson, Samuel E ^c   Ballard, David J ^d   Jordan, William D ^e   Blebea, John ^f   Littooy, Fred N ^a   Freischlag, Julie A ^a   Bandyk, Dennis ^a   Rapp, Joseph H ^g   Salam, Atef A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0037067150     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.22.2968     Document Type: Article

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