Utility of surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-48

  Laukontaus, Sani Joanna ^a   Pettilä, Ville ^a   Kantonen, Ilkka ^a   Salo, Jarmo A ^a   Ohinmaa, Arto ^b   Lepäntalo, Mauri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29744456060     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-9283-1     Document Type: Article

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