Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm by general practitioners and practice-based ultrasonographers

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-161

  Laws, Catharine ^a,b   Eastman, Jo ^a  

^a Shadbolt Park Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey PHCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748992306     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 09691413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914106778440635     Document Type: Article

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