International update on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: Issues and opportunities

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-115

  Bjorck M ^a   Bown, M J ^b   Choke, E ^b   Earnshaw, J ^a   Florenes T ^a   Glover, M ^a   Kay, M ^a   Laukontaus, S ^a   Lees, T ^a   Lindholt, J ^a   Powell, J T ^a   Van Rij, A ^a   Svensjo S ^a   Wanhainen, A ^a  

^a University of Leicester ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CITY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIVORCED PERSON; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBURBAN AREA; ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84922258230     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.08.015     Document Type: Editorial

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