Triumphs and tribulations in a new national screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-110

  Earnshaw, J J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859532563     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2012.11680806     Document Type: Review

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