Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 277-281 , February 2008

The Glasgow Aneurysm Score as a tool to predict 30-day and 2-year mortality in the patients from the Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management trial

  • Annette F. Baas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Annette Baas, UMC Utrecht, Julius Center, PO Box 85500, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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  • Kristel J.M. Janssen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Monique Prinssen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Eric Buskens, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Received 22 June 2007 ,Accepted 10 October 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01616-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.018

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 277-281 , February 2008

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