Office-based ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Blois, Beau ^a  

^a Pictou County District Health Authorities   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SELECTION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858322103     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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