Should we screen for aortic aneurysm? No
- 17 April 2008
- Vol. 336 (7649) , 863
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39514.494167.ad
Abstract
In January, the government announced pilot screening programmes for men aged 65 in England, with national screening to follow. Stephen Brearley (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39517.443796.AD) describes the rationale for this proposal while James Johnson argues that it is not without pitfallsKeywords
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