Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 10-18 , January 2004

A statewide experience with endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Rapid diffusion with excellent early results

Presented at the Fifty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago, Ill, Jun 8-11, 2003.

  • Patrice L Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,, New York, NY, USA
    • Columbia Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patrice L. Anderson, MD, International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research, 600 W 168th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA
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  • Raymond R Arons, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,, New York, NY, USA
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  • Alan J Moskowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,, New York, NY, USA
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  • Annetine Gelijns, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,, New York, NY, USA
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  • Corey Magnell, MD

      Affiliations

    • International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,, New York, NY, USA
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  • Peter L Faries, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, USA
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  • Dan Clair, MD
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  • Roman Nowygrod, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, USA
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  • K.Craig Kent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, USA

Received 6 June 2003 ,Accepted 31 July 2003.

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☆ Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(03)01123-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.07.020

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 10-18 , January 2004

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