[Validity of the abdominal ecography in primary care for detection of aorta abdominal aneurism in male between 65 and 75 years].
CONCLUSION: The ultrasound performed by GPs for the detection of AAA had high diagnostic validity. Further studies on the effectiveness should be conducted in order to assess the appropriateness of introducing a system of early detection of AAA in the risk population.
PMID: 29225000 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Atencion Primaria - Category: Primary Care Authors: Bravo-Merino L, González-Lozano N, Maroto-Salmón R, Meijide-Santos G, Suárez-Gil P, Fañanás-Mastral A Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research
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