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The importance of community screening of asymptomatic elderly for peripheral arterial disease by Doppler ultrasound and ankle-brachial index
BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease is an atherosclerotic disease characterized by an increase in morbidity and mortality. For these reasons early diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease is important. Ankle-brachial systolic pressure index measurement is frequently used in screening studies. Ev...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375897 http://dx.doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2017.0034 |