Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development in Men Following a "normal" Aortic Ultrasound Scan

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 553-558

  Hafez, H ^a   Druce, P S ^a   Ashton, H A ^a  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm surveillance; Aortic screening; Aortic size; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53449091858     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.032     Document Type: Article

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