Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 70-74 , September 2009

Patients' experiences of being informed about having an abdominal aortic aneurysm – A follow-up case study five years after screening

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PII: S1062-0303(09)00047-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2009.04.001

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 70-74 , September 2009

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