The value of toe pulse waves in determination of risks for limb amputation and death in patients with peripheral arterial disease and skin ulcers or gangrene

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 708-714

  Carter, Stefan A ^a   Tate, Robert B ^b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LEG; LEG ULCER; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PULSE RATE; RISK FACTOR; TOE; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGRENE; HUMANS; LEG; LEG ULCER; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULSE; RISK FACTORS; TOES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035316632     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.112329     Document Type: Article

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