Ankle-Brachial Index Should Be Measured in Both the Posterior and the Anterior Tibial Arteries in Studies of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Angiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 780-783

  Johansson, Karin ^a   Behre, Carl Johan ^b   BergstrãƒÂ¶m, GãƒÂ¶ran ^b   Schmidt, Caroline ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ankle brachial index; anterior tibial artery; peripheral arterial disease; posterior tibial artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; TIBIAL ARTERY;

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; TIBIAL ARTERIES;

EID: 78049433958     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319710366126     Document Type: Article

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