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. 1992 Sep 19;305(6855):697–699. doi: 10.1136/bmj.305.6855.697

Reducing the mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysms: need for a national screening programme.

P L Harris 1
PMCID: PMC1882936  PMID: 1296605

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