Surveillance of above-knee prosthetic femoropopliteal bypass

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 509-512

  Aune, S ^a   Pedersen, O M ^a   Trippestad, A ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Graft surveillance; Prosthetic bypass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

EID: 0032416517     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80242-6     Document Type: Article

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