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. 2002 Jul 9;167(1):58.

Early surgery or surveillance for small abdominal aortic aneurysms?

Kathryn A Myers  1
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Early surgery or surveillance for small abdominal aortic aneurysms?

Kathryn A Myers. CMAJ. .
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  • Immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.
    Lederle FA, Wilson SE, Johnson GR, Reinke DB, Littooy FN, Acher CW, Ballard DJ, Messina LM, Gordon IL, Chute EP, Krupski WC, Busuttil SJ, Barone GW, Sparks S, Graham LM, Rapp JH, Makaroun MS, Moneta GL, Cambria RA, Makhoul RG, Eton D, Ansel HJ, Freischlag JA, Bandyk D; Aneurysm Detection and Management Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group. Lederle FA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2002 May 9;346(19):1437-44. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa012573. N Engl J Med. 2002. PMID: 12000813 Clinical Trial.

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