Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 16-24 , January 2008

Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Medicare Beneficiaries

  • Marc Schermerhorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Darthmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Marc Schermerhorn, MD, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Zwolak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Darthmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover
    • ,
  • Omaida Velazquez

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of the University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Michel Makaroun

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Ronald Fairman

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of the University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Jack Cronenwett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Darthmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover

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 Supported in part by a grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.

PII: S0890-5096(07)00311-1

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.07.026

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 16-24 , January 2008

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