The walking impairment questionnaire: An effective tool to assess the effect of treatment in patients with intermittent claudication

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Nicolaï, Saskia P A ^a   Kruidenier, Lotte M ^a   Rouwet, Ellen V ^a   Graffius, Kirsten ^a   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

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; THROMBOCYTE SLOWING FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION STUDY; VASCULAR SURGERY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67649208666     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.073     Document Type: Article

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