Should we screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm? Yes

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7649, 2008, Pages 862-

  Brearley, Stephen ^a  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; WALES;

EID: 42549089279     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39517.443796.AD     Document Type: Article

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