Estimating overdiagnosis in screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: could a change in smoking habits and lowered aortic diameter tip the balance of screening towards harm?
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Research Unit and Section for General Practice, FoUU-centrum Fyrbodal, Vänersborg, Sweden minna.johansson@vgregion.se.
Minna
M
Johansson
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Research Unit and Section for General Practice, FoUU-centrum Fyrbodal, Vänersborg, Sweden minna.johansson@vgregion.se.
Anders
A
Hansson
Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
John
J
Brodersen
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000009:adverse effects; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology