Systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in outcome after intervention for abdominal aortic aneurysm

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1169-1179

  Grootenboer, N ^a,c   Van Sambeek, M R H M ^c   Arends, L R ^a   Hendriks, J M ^b   Hunink, M G M ^a   Bosch, J L ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955201085     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7134     Document Type: Article

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