Prospective Study by Ultrasonography of Abdominal Aortic Diameter in Atherosclerosis of the Lower Limbs—The Role of Atheromatous Disease: Report of 1,413 Cases

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-65

  Brivady, André ^a   Normand, Bernadette ^b   Fabry, Régine ^a,b   Pochon, Philippe ^a   Cheynel, Jean ^a  

^a Institut de Recherche Cardiovasculaire   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; B SCAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031032856     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449703100107     Document Type: Article

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