Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening program using hand-held ultrasound in primary healthcare.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening program using hand-held ultrasound in primary healthcare.

We determined the feasibility of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening program led by family physicians in public primary healthcare setting using hand-held ultrasound device. The potential study population was 11,214 men aged ≥ 60 years attended by three urban, public primary healthcare centers...

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Main Authors: Antoni Sisó-Almirall, Belchin Kostov, Marta Navarro González, Daniel Cararach Salami, Alfonso Pérez Jiménez, Rosa Gilabert Solé, Concepció Bru Saumell, Lluís Donoso Bach, Mireia Villalta Martí, Luis González-de Paz, Rafael Ruiz Riera, Vicenç Riambau Alonso, Nihan Acar-Denizli, Marta Farré Almacellas, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Jaume Benavent Àreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5409053?pdf=render

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