Analysis of gender-related differences in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Egorova, Natalia ^a   Vouyouka, Ageliki G ^a   Quin, Jacquelyn ^b   Guillerme, Stephanie ^a   Moskowitz, Alan ^a   Marin, Michael ^a   Faries, Peter L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 75149173307     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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