Screening to save lives. The Gloucestershire aneurysm screening project.
Aortic aneurysms can rupture without warning, and cause 10,000 deaths a year in Britain. They are most common in men over 65, and can be repaired if identified before rupture. This article describes the first year of a project to screen for aneurysms.
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