Functional claudication distance: A reliable and valid measurement to assess functional limitation in patients with intermittent claudication

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kruidenier, Lotte M ^a   Nicolaï, Saskia P A ^a   Willigendael, Edith M ^a   de Bie, Rob A ^b   Prins, Martin H ^b   Teijink, Joep A W ^a  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL CLAUDICATION DISTANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION DISTANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAND 36 QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 64949097990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-9-9     Document Type: Article

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