Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 712-716 , October 2006

External validation of the Glasgow Aneurysm Score to predict outcome in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

  • Osama Hirzalla, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marloes Emous, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Dirk Th Ubbink, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Dink Legemate, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Prof. Dr. D. A. Legemate, Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Epidemiologist, Department of Surgery, G4–111, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 7 March 2006 ,Accepted 7 June 2006.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01092-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.009

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 712-716 , October 2006

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