Quality of life changes after angioplasty for claudication: Medium-term results affected by comorbid conditions

Vascular

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 424-426

  Cook, T A ^a   Galland, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

claudication; comorbid conditions; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; quality of life; walking distance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0031193678     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099700500415     Document Type: Article

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