The impact of decreasing abdominal aortic aneurysm prevalence on a local aneurysm screening programme

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-50

  Darwood, R J ^a   Brooks, M J ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Operative workload; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGEON; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84862026829     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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