European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 575-579 , December 2005

Systematic diagnostic approach to proximal-without-distal claudication in a vascular population

  • J. Picquet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Angers, France
    • ,
  • V. Jaquinandi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Vascular Investigations, University Hospital, F-49033 Angers cedex 01, France
    • ,
  • J.L. Saumet

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Vascular Investigations, University Hospital, F-49033 Angers cedex 01, France
    • ,
  • G. Leftheriotis

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Vascular Investigations, University Hospital, F-49033 Angers cedex 01, France
    • Clinical Research Center and Biostatistics, University Hospital, Angers, France
    • ,
  • B. Enon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Angers, France
    • ,
  • P. Abraham

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Vascular Investigations, University Hospital, F-49033 Angers cedex 01, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 2 41 35 46 17; fax: +33 2 41 35 40 93.

Received 10 February 2005 ,Revised 26 May 2005 ,Accepted 23 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.013

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 575-579 , December 2005

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