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Screen or not to screen for peripheral arterial disease: guidance from a decision model
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is associated with greater risk of acute cardiovascular events. This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of one time only PAD screening using Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) test and subsequent anti platelet preventive treatment (low d...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24476213 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-89 |