Update on Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-2

  Earnshaw, J J ^a   Lees, T ^a  

^a NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY RATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESERVOIR; SCREENING; SMOKING; AGE; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85019566091     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

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