Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: Recommendation statement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-202

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ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE DETERMINATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13244270204     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-3-200502010-00011     Document Type: Review

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