Quality of life in patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysm: The effect of early endovascular repair versus surveillance in the CAESAR trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-331

  De Rango, P ^a   Verzini, F ^a   Parlani, G ^a   Cieri, E ^a   Romano, L ^a   Loschi, D ^a   Cao, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

EVAR; Quality of life; Randomised trial; Small AAA; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 79951774768     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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