Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-109

  Bobadilla, Joseph L ^a   Kent, K Craig ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Guidelines; Screening

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA; AORTA RUPTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 84863450887     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2012.03.006     Document Type: Review

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