Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 949-954 , November 2006

The Hardman index in patients operated on for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: a systematic review

  • Stefan Acosta, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Diseases, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Stefan Acosta, MD, PhD, Department of Vascular Diseases, Malmö University Hospital, S205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
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  • Mats Ögren, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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  • David Bergqvist, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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  • Bengt Lindblad, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Diseases, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Magnus Dencker, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Zbigniew Zdanowski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Diseases, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Received 6 June 2006 ,Accepted 19 July 2006.

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PII: S0741-5214(06)01366-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.07.041

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 949-954 , November 2006

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