Effect of gender on outcome following infrainguinal bypass graft surgery: A systematic review

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-144

  Frangos, Spiros G ^a   Kilaru, Sashi ^a,b   Sumpio, Bauer E ^a   Gahtan, Vivian ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0036513099     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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