Cost-effectiveness of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Netherlands and Norway
✍ Scribed by S. Spronk; B. J. H. van Kempen; A. P. M. Boll; J. J. Jørgensen; M. G. M. Hunink; I. S. Kristiansen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.7620
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