Increased cardiovascular disease mortality rates in traumatic lower limb amputees

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1242-1247

  Modan, Michaela ^a,b   Peles, Einat ^a,b   Halkin, Hillel ^a,b   Nitzan, Hedva ^a,b   Azaria, Morris ^a,b   Gitel, Sanford ^a,b   Dolfin, Dan ^a,b   Modan, Baruch ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Ministry of Defence Government of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ARMY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; HYPERINSULINEMIA; ISRAEL; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; AMPUTEES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 0032533808     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00601-8     Document Type: Article

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