Asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease is independently associated with impaired lower extremity functioning: The women's health and aging study

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1007-1012

  McDermott, Mary McGrae ^a,d   Fried, Linda ^b   Simonsick, Eleanor ^c   Ling, Shari ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Arteries; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034100150     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.9.1007     Document Type: Article

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