Selecting subjects for ultrasonographic screening for aneurysms of the abdominal aorta: four different strategies
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Selecting subjects for ultrasonographic screening for aneurysms of the abdominal aorta: four different strategies.
BACKGROUND We studied whether the effectiveness of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms could be increased by preselecting high-risk subjects, based on the presence of risk indicators for the disease. METHODS In a population-based screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms among 5328 subjects living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, we studied four different strategies to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0300-5771,1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.4.682