Patient Preference for Surgical Method of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Postal Survey

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-61

  Reise, J A ^a   Sheldon, H ^b   Earnshaw, J ^c   Naylor, A R ^d   Dick, F ^a   Powell, J T ^a   Greenhalgh, R M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PICKER INSTITUTE EUROPE   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Patient satisfaction; Questionnaires, consumer health information; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73749085237     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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