Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 202, Issue 4 , Pages 577-587 , April 2006

Open Versus Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in VA Hospitals

  • Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    • Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Ruth L Bush, MD, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1568, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Michael L. Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    • Department of Medicine
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  • Tracie C. Collins, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    • Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • William G. Henderson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Outcomes Program, Denver, CO
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  • Shukri F. Khuri, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
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  • Hong-Jen Yu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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  • Peter H. Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Carol M. Ashton, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    • Department of Medicine

Received 2 January 2006 ,Accepted 11 January 2006.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.Local funding from the Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, TX supported this work.

PII: S1072-7515(06)00043-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.01.005

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 202, Issue 4 , Pages 577-587 , April 2006

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