Screening, surgical repair, and the management of abdominal aortic aneurisms

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-58

  Scott, R A P ^a   Thompson, S G ^b  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 20644431783     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0969141053908339     Document Type: Editorial

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