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Increased cold injuries and the effect of body mass index in patients with peripheral vascular disease

BACKGROUND: Exposure to extremely or moderate low temperatures is associated with increased morbidity and mortality risk. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a slow and progressive circulation disorder. Given that cold temperature causes constriction of the small arteries and veins in the skin, pat...

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Autores principales: Min, Jin-young, Choi, Yeon-Soo, Lee, Hyeong-Seong, Lee, Sohyae, Min, Kyoung-bok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7881551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33579232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09789-w