Quality of life associated with varying degrees of chronic lower limb ischaemia: Comparison with a healthy sample

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 319-325

  Hallberg, I R ^a   Risberg, B ^a   Thomsen, M B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Critical leg ischaemia; Intermittent claudication; Lower limb ischaemia; Nottingham Health Profile; Quality of life; Sense of Coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0033120806     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0773     Document Type: Article

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