Priorities in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 653-654

  Scott, R A P ^a  

^a Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250313979     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5885     Document Type: Short Survey

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