The importance of increasing public and physician awareness of peripheral arterial disease

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-11

  Becker, Gary J ^a   McClenny, Tricia E ^a   Kovacs, Margaret E ^a   Raabe, Rodney D ^a   Katzen, Barry T ^a  

^a Baptist Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries; Legs For Life ; Peripheral vascular disease; Stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLAUDICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG PAIN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SUNBURN;

EID: 0036149782     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)60002-5     Document Type: Note

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