Edinburgh artery study: Prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the general population

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 384-392

  Fowkes, F G R ^a   Housley, E ^a   Cawood, E H H ^a   Macintyre, C C A ^b   Ruckley, C V ^a   Prescott, R J ^b  

^a Public Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

AGE-SEX REGISTER; ARTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE RELATIONSHIPS; EDINGBURGH ARTERY STUDY; HEALTH EFFECT; ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE;

UK, SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH;

EID: 0025923717     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/20.2.384     Document Type: Article

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