Abdominal aortic aneurysm and new WHO criteria for screening

International Angiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-41

  Bergqvist, D ^a   Bjorck M ^a   Wanhainen, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Diagnosis; Ultrasonography; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84877342063     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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