Oscillometric measurement of the ankle-brachial index

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-51

  MacDougall, Andrea M ^a   Tandon, Vikas ^a   Wilson, Merne P ^a   Wilson, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Atherosclerosis; Diagnosis; Peripheral vascular disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 40749148484     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70548-8     Document Type: Article

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