Circadian variation of skin perfusion in arterial occlusive disease

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-198

  Caspary, L ^a   Nordbruch, S ^a   Lange, R ^a   Creutzig, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

circadian variation; laser Doppler flux; microcirculation; peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN ULCER;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030860157     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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