The ethics of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 827-830

  Brownsword, Roger ^a   Earnshaw, Jonothan J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 78649644955     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.035519     Document Type: Article

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