Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 9-18 , January 2010

Management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in the endovascular era

Received 16 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 August 2009.

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 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01679-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.038

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 9-18 , January 2010

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