The ankle-brachial index is not related to mortality in elderly subjects living in nursing homes

Angiology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 693-697

  Bo, Mario ^a,b,c   Zanocchi, Mauro ^a,b   Poli, Leone ^a,b   Molaschi, Mario ^a,b  

^a University of Turin ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 29044432025     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970505600606     Document Type: Article

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