Update on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: A topical review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 659-667

  Svensjo S ^a,b   Bjorck M ^a   Wanhainen, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Epidemiology; Screening; Ultrasound; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANEURYSM SURGERY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84919423753     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.08.029     Document Type: Review

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