Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Reduces Mortality: Meta-analyses of Randomized, Controlled Trials

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 132-133

  Takagi, H ^a   Tanabashi, T ^a   Kawai, N ^a   Kato, T ^a   Umemoto, T ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845225604     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.09.009     Document Type: Letter

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