Trends in peripheral vascular procedures in the Veterans Health Administration, 1989-1998

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 347-356

  Mayfield, Jennifer A ^a,b   Caps, Michael T ^a,b   Reiber, Gayle E ^a,b   Maynard, Charles ^a,b   Czerniecki, Joseph M ^a,b   Sangeorzan, Bruce J ^a,b,c  

^a Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

^b Epidemiologic Res and Info Center   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Vascular bypass; Veterans

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGERY;

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035707772     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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