Ultrasound imaging in the National Health Service abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme

Ultrasound

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 167-169

  Earnshaw, Jonothan J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Population screening; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053190632     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ult.2010.010038     Document Type: Article

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