Hidden dangers revealed by misdiagnosed peripheral arterial disease using ABPI measurement

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-116

  Formosa, Cynthia ^a   Cassar, Kevin ^a   Gatt, Alfred ^a   Mizzi, Anabelle ^a   Mizzi, Stephen ^a   Camileri, Kenneth P ^a   Azzopardi, Carl ^a   DeRaffaele, Clifford ^a   Falzon, Owen ^a   Cristina, Stefania ^a   Chockalingam, Nachiappan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial pressure index; Diabetes foot screening; Diabetes mellitus; Pedal waveform analysis; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANKLE BRACHIAL PRESSURE INDEX; DIABETES FOOT SCREENING; DIABETES MELLITUS; PEDAL WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84888436283     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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