Recommendations for screening intervals for small aortic aneurysms

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 821-826

  McCarthy, R J ^a   Shaw, E ^a   Whyman, M R ^b   Earnshaw, J J ^a   Poskitt, K R ^b   Heather, B P ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY DIAMETER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENGLAND; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038336790     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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