Arterial intervention and reduction in amputation for chronic critical leg ischaemia

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 454-458

  Luther, M ^a   Kantonen, I ^b   Lepantalo M ^b   Salenius, J P ^b   Ylonen K ^b  

^a VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FINLAND; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPUTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; LEG; REGISTRIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034027241     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01354.x     Document Type: Article

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