Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in an elderly rural population of southern Italy

Gerontology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 289-295

  Gallotta, Giovanni ^a   Iazzetta, Nicolangelo ^a   Milan, Graziella ^a   Ruocco, Antonio ^a   Napoli, Claudio ^a   Postiglione, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Doppler examination; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; ANKLE; ARM; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIBIAL ARTERY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030821274     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213865     Document Type: Article

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