Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: Does it affect men's quality of life?

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 284-288

  Lesjak, M ^a   Boreland, F ^b   Lyle, D ^b   Sidford, J ^b   Flecknoe Brown, S ^c   Fletcher, J ^d  

^a Population Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NSW Ministry of Health   (Australia)

^d Ramsay Health Care Westmead Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

evaluation; models of service; population health; primary health; rural

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING TEST; SHORT FORM 36;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84869411708     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY11131     Document Type: Article

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