Effect of walking distance on the change in ankle-brachial pressure index in patients with intermittent claudication

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 486-490

  Sakurai, T ^a   Matsushita, M ^a   Nishikimi, N ^a   Nimura, Y ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankle pressure; Intermittent claudication; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0030982671     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(97)80177-3     Document Type: Article

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