Strategies to improve the effectiveness of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programmes

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-96

  Hobbs, S ^a   Claridge, M ^a   Drage, M ^b   Quick, C ^b   Bradbury, A ^a   Wilmink, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SAMPLING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 3042563390     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914104774061083     Document Type: Article

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