Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm among Patients Referred to the Vascular Laboratory is Cost-effective

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-216

  Mani, K ^a   Alund M ^a   Bjorck M ^a   Lundkvist, J ^b   Wanhainen, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Cost benefit analysis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL TIME; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 76549110253     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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