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Gaps in awareness of peripheral arterial disease in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an emerging problem in Sri Lanka, particularly with the ageing population. A considerable number of patients are detected at a late stage with severe limb ischemia or chronic non-healing leg ulceration. Public awareness about PAD is important in devel...
Autores principales: | Weragoda, Janaka, Weerasinghe, Manuj C., Seneviratne, Rohini, Wijeyaratne, S. M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059915/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729055 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3748-8 |
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