Screening of hospitalised diabetic patients for lower limb ischaemia: Is it necessary?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-113

  Khammash, Muhammad R ^a   Obeidat, K A ^a   El Qarqas, E A ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial pressure index; Atherosclerosis; Diabetes mellitus; Lower limb ischaemia; Pressure index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SMOKING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE RATE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INPATIENTS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE;

EID: 40749111926     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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