Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Lederle, Frank A ^a   Laine, Christine ^a   Goldmann, David R ^a   Sox, Harold C ^a  

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EID: 77951872971     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-01005     Document Type: Article

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