Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Best-Evidence Systematic Review (continued)

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Author Affiliations

[a] Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, Oregon.
[b] Center for Epidemiological and Clinical Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Lederle), Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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