The toe-brachial index in the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 231-238

  Høyer, Christian ^a,b   Sandermann, Jes ^a,c   Petersen, Lars J ^d  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL STENOSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENOSIS; TOE BRACHIAL INDEX; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84879410491     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.03.044     Document Type: Review

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