Survival in patients with chronic lower extremity ischemia: A risk factor analysis

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-165

  Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Ting, Albert C W ^a   Lau, Hung ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0034018735     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169910028     Document Type: Article

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