Differences in presentation of symptoms between women and men with intermittent claudication

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sigvant, Birgitta ^a,b   Lundin, Fredrik ^c   Nilsson, Bo ^c   Bergqvist, David ^d   Wahlberg, Eric ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Centralsjukhuset Karlstad   (Sweden)

^c Karlstad Hospital   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING;

EID: 79959635959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-11-39     Document Type: Article

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