Results of a single center vascular screening and education program

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Hupp, Jon A ^a   Martin, John D ^a   Hansen, Louise O ^a  

^a ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SMOKING; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547138699     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.042     Document Type: Article

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