Ultrasound by emergency physicians to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms: A UK case series

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-259

  Walker, A ^a   Brenchley, Jane ^b   Sloan, J P ^a   Lalanda, M ^a   Venables, H ^c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1542605292     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2002.002121     Document Type: Article

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