Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: A best-evidence systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-211

  Fleming, Craig ^a   Whitlock, Evelyn P ^a   Beil, Tracy L ^a   Lederle, Frank A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13244286632     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-3-200502010-00012     Document Type: Review

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