Part two: Against the motion. evidence does not support reducing the threshold diameter to 5 CM for elective interventions in women with abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 614-618

  Bown, M J ^a   Powell, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOTE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84919330793     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.08.016     Document Type: Article

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