Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 34-38 , January 2007

Validity of the Hardman Index to Predict Outcome in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

  • M.A. Sharif, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: M.A. Sharif, FRCS, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • N. Arya, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • C.V. Soong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • L.L. Lau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • M.E. O'Donnell, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • P.H. Blair, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • A.G. McKinley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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 Presented to a meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, Vascular 2005, Sydney, Australia, September 9-14, 2005.

PII: S0890-5096(06)00020-3

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2006.08.002

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 34-38 , January 2007

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