Exercise training versus angioplasty for stable claudication. Long and medium term results of a prospective, randomised trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-413

  Perkins, J M T ^a   Collin, J ^a   Creasy, T S ^a   Fletcher, E W L ^a   Morris, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Intermittent claudication; Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 0030015160     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(96)80171-7     Document Type: Article

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