Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Canada: Review and position statement of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Mastracci, Tara M ^a   Cinà, Claudio S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESCREENING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34249311023     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.02.041     Document Type: Review

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