A pilot study of the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in primary care;Estudio piloto de prevalencia de la enfermedad arterial periférica en atención primaria

Angiologia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-125

  Puras Mallagray, Enrique ^a   Cairols Castellote, M A ^b   Vaquero Morillo, F ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Peripheral arterial disease; Prevalence; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 44349137360     PISSN: 00033170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3170(06)74959-8     Document Type: Article

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