Editor's Choice – Self-referral to the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 317-321

  Meecham, L ^a   Jacomelli, J ^b   Pherwani, A D ^a   Earnshaw, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REFERRAL; SMOKING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT DURATION; ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; RISK FACTOR;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84975782929     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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