Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 709-713 , October 2009

Explaining racial disparities in mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Received 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 12 May 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01032-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.020

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 709-713 , October 2009

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