Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S9-S13 , April 2010

Gender trends in the repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms and outcomes

Presented at the Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, San Diego, Calif, June 5-8, 2008.

  • Leila Mureebe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Leila Mureebe, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Erwin Rd, Hospital North, HAFS Building, Rm 7682B, DUMC Box 3467, Durham, NC 27710
    • ,
  • Natalia Egorova, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • James F. McKinsey, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
    • ,
  • K. Craig Kent, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
    • Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc

Received 28 October 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 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)02337-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.10.129

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S9-S13 , April 2010

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