Screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis in patients with peripheral vascular disease: A prospective study and risk factor analysis

Vascular

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-309

  Cheng, S W K ^a   wu, L L H ^a   Ting, A C W ^a   Lau, H ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; duplex screening; peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032891569     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099900700306     Document Type: Article

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