Physical examination and chronic lower-extremity ischemia: A critical review

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1357-1364

  McGee, Steven R ^a,b   Boyko, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031833098     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.12.1357     Document Type: Article

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