Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men: A Canadian perspective using Monte Carlo-based estimates

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-34

  Montreuil, Bernard ^a   Brophy, James ^b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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