Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 556-558 , May 2005

Abdominal Palpation for the Diagnosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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PII: S0196-0644(05)00201-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.02.008

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 556-558 , May 2005

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