Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1878-1885

  Male, Stuart ^a   Coull, Alison ^b   Murphy Black, Tricia ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABPI; Ankle Brachial Pressure Index; Doppler; Leg ulcer; Ultrasound; Vascular assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; SYSTOLE; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SCOTLAND; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34548795324     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01796.x     Document Type: Article

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