Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms: A case-control study
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Outcome after surgical repair of sealed rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms: a case-control study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(96)70249-5