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Lowering Size Threshold for Elective Repair to Reduce Deaths from Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - A Simple Solution to a
S R Vallabhaneni1, W B Campbell2
1Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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