Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a geographically isolated area

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 984-988

  Duncan, J L ^a   Wolf, B ^a   Nichols, D M ^a   Lindsay, S M ^b   Cairns, J ^b   Godden, D J ^b  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 23844465179     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5120     Document Type: Article

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