Screening for aneurysm of the abdominal aorta: Prevalence in patients with stroke or TIA

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 602-607

  Van Lindert, N H A ^a   Bienfait, H P ^a   Gratama, J W C ^a   Vriesema, H ^a   Ten Hove, W ^a   Vermeulen, E G J ^b   Van Leeuwen, R B ^a  

^a GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^b Kennemer Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta; Cerebral vascular accident; Screening; Stroke; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; STROKE;

EID: 64149102279     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02550.x     Document Type: Article

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