Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Recommendation Statement
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- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- guideline
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 142 (3) , 198-202
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-3-200502010-00011
Abstract
This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and the supporting scientific evidence and updates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, is available in the accompanying article in this issue and in the evidence synthesis on this topic, which is available on the USPSTF Web site (www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov). *For a list of the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, see the Appendix.Keywords
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