Speed rather than distance: A novel graded treadmill test to asssess claudication

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-309

  Manfredini, Fabio ^a   Conconi, F ^a   Malagoni, A M ^a   Manfredini, R ^a   Mascoli, F ^a   Liboni, A ^a   Zamboni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Claudication; Peripheral vascular disease; Tests

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043161396     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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