Ultrasound detection of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 675-682

  Barkin, Adam Z ^a   Rosen, Carlo L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; BACKACHE; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 3843152899     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.04.009     Document Type: Review

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