Conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Evidence-based assessment

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-353

  Limet, Raymond ^a  

^a CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0141446087     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0023-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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