Effect of regional cooperation on outcomes from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 794-801

  Van Beek, S C ^a   Reimerink, J J ^a   Vahl, A C ^b   Wisselink, W ^c   Reekers, J A ^a   Van Geloven, N ^a   Legemate, D A ^a   Balm, R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Radiology Academic Medical Centre ^*  (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84900517967     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9518     Document Type: Article

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