Peripheral arterial disease: A growing problem for the internist

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-138

  Stehouwer, Coen D A ^a   Clement, Denis ^b   Davidson, Christopher ^c   Diehm, Curt ^d   Elte, Jan Willem ^e   Lambert, Marc ^f   Sereni, Daniel ^g  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach   (Germany)

^e SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^f LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; Ankle brachial index; Intermittent claudication; Peripheral arterial diseases; Polyvascular disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGERY;

HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62949128787     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.09.013     Document Type: Review

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