Selective management of abdominal aortic aneurysms smaller than 5.0 cm in a prospective sizing program with gender-specific analysis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 762-765

  Brown, Peter M ^a   Sobolev, Boris ^b   Zelt, David T ^b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SIZE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141885371     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00551-2     Document Type: Article

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