Comparison of three ultrasound methods of measuring the diameter of the abdominal aorta

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 633-636

  Gurtelschmid M ^a,b   Bjorck M ^a   Wanhainen, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Surgery Mälarsjukhuset ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84898450016     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9463     Document Type: Article

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