Modified Ankle-brachial Index Detects More Patients at Risk in a Finnish Primary Health Care

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-233

  Oksala, N K J ^a   Viljamaa, J ^b   Saimanen, E ^c   Venermo, M ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Lappeenranta Central Hospital   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Burden; Cardiovascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 76849089308     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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