Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Medicare Beneficiaries

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-24

  Schermerhorn, Marc ^a   Zwolak, Robert ^a   Velazquez, Omaida ^b   Makaroun, Michel ^c   Fairman, Ronald ^b   Cronenwett, Jack ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECONSULTATION; TRAVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749005484     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.07.026     Document Type: Article

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