Cardiovascular outcome stratification using the ankle-brachial pressure index

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 107-112

  Cleven, Arjen H G ^a   Kester, Arnold D M ^a   Hooi, Jurenne D ^a   Knottnerus, J Andre ^a   van den Brandt, Piet A ^a   Stoffers, Henri E G H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial pressure index; Peripheral arterial disease; Primary health care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 32444434379     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780509178249     Document Type: Article

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