Sex-related differences in outcome after vascular interventions for lower limb ischemia

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 510-516

  Hultgren, Rebecka ^a,b   Olofsson, Pär ^a,b   Wahlberg, Eric ^a,b  

^a Karolinska Hospital ^*

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBOLECTOMY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TIME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036512233     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.120043     Document Type: Article

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