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URL http://www.tihcij.com/Articles/Clinical-Brief--Recognition-of-Abdominal-Aortic-Aneurysm.aspx?id=0000280
Journal Top Integr Health Care. 2011 ;2(2):Online access only
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Abstract/Notes Abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the most commonly missed diagnoses in all healthcare professions. The condition usually occurs in individuals over the age of 50. Spontaneous rupture is not uncommon and when this occurs the results are deadly in a large majority of cases. This brief review will discuss high risk groups, value of screening, clinical examination and contraindications to manual therapies.

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