Ability of ankle-brachial index to detect lower-extremity atherosclerotic disease progression

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 836-841

  McLafferty, Robert B ^a   Moneta, Gregory L ^a,b   Taylor Jr , Lloyd M ^a   Porter, John M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BYPASS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0030760325     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430320038005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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