Impact of treatment on the quality of life in patients with critical limb ischaemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 491-494

  Hernandez Osma E ^a   Cairols, M A ^a,b   Marti X ^a   Barjau, E ^a   Riera, S ^a  

^a CSU de Bellvitge   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Critical limb ischaemia; Quality of life; Revascularisation; SF 36 questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; AMPUTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISCHEMIA; LIMB; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036599295     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1644     Document Type: Article

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