Internal or external wall diameter for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 503-505

  Thapar, A ^a,b   Cheal, D ^a   Hopkins, T ^a   Ward, S ^a   Shaloub, J ^b   Yusuf, S W ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Diameter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77957894191     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12699663903430     Document Type: Article

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