Ankle brachial index measurement in primary care: Are we doing it right?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 563, 2009, Pages 422-427

  Nicolaï, Saskia P A ^a   Kruidenier, Lotte M ^a   Rouwet, Ellen V ^b   El Bartelink, Marie Louise ^c   Prins, Martin H ^d   Teijink, Joep A W ^e  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Doppler effect; Intermittent claudication; Peripheral vascular diseases; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ANKLE; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 67649578827     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X420932     Document Type: Article

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