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Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm reduces mortality only if the associated operative mortality remains low.
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Can save lives but only if operative mortality is low
Greenhalgh et al. (2007) studied this question. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm reduces mortality only if the associated operative mortality remains low.
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