Why is training effective in the treatment of patients with intermittent claudication?

International Angiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-112

  Remijnse Tamerius, H C M ^a   Duprez, D ^b   De Buyzere, M ^b   Oeseburg, B ^a   Clement, D L ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arterial occlusive diseases; Exercise therapy; Intermittent claudication physiopathology; Intermittent claudication therapy; Peripheral vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; METABOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOCICEPTION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING; WALKING;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION;

EID: 0032980958     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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