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CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Recommendation Statement

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*

1 February 2005 | Volume 142 Issue 3 | Pages 198-202

This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and the supporting scientific evidence and updates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, is available in the accompanying article in this issue and in the evidence synthesis on this topic, which is available on the USPSTF Web site (http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov).

*For a list of the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, see the Appendix.

Author and Article Information

From the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.

Disclaimer: Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. Government. They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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