Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 453-461 , March 2001

Risk factors for rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm based on three-dimensional study

Received 9 February 1999 ,Accepted 22 August 2000.

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☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Dr Hatakeyama, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033.

PII: S0741-5214(01)26392-7

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.111731

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 453-461 , March 2001

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