Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: An Often Asymptomatic and Fatal Men's Health Issue

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-168

  Tillman, Ken ^a   Lee, O Danny ^a   Whitty, Kristin ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; health disparity; health screening; healthy aging; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873958421     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312464195     Document Type: Article

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