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The ethics of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men
- Correspondence toMr J J Earnshaw, Department of Vascular Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK; jjearnshaw{at}tiscali.co.uk
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The ethics of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men
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- Received January 13, 2010
- Revised June 10, 2010
- Accepted June 13, 2010
- First published November 26, 2010.
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April 27, 2016
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