Is population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm cost-effective?

BACKGROUND: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is responsible for 1–2% of all male deaths over the age of 65 years. Early detection of AAA and elective surgery can reduce the mortality risk associated with AAA. However, many patients will not be diagnosed with AAA and have therefore an increas...

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Autores principales: Ehlers, Lars, Sørensen, Jan, Jensen, Lotte Groth, Bech, Merete, Kjølby, Mette
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19017393
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-32

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