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Black men appear less likely to undergo elective aneurysm repair than white men

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May 19, 2008
        
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Black men are less likely than white men to undergo elective surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms, even after accounting for racial differences in rates of developing the disease, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [read full story]                    

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Black men appear less likely to undergo elective aneurysm repair than white men

physorg.com
May 19, 2008
        

Black men are less likely than white men to undergo elective surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms, even after accounting for racial differences in rates of developing the disease, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery.