Comparison of field questionnaires with the ankle-brachial index for the detection of peripheral artery disease. A population-based study in rural Ecuador.

Authors :: Del Brutto OH
Sedler MJ
Zambrano M
Mera RM
Phelan KJ
Gruen JA
Cusick EH
Moral CF
Del Brutto VJ
Castillo PR
Brown DL
Source :: International journal of cardiology [Int J Cardiol] 2014 Dec 15; Vol. 177 (2), pp. 703-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Oct 05.
Publication Year :: 2014

Subjects :: Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ankle Brachial Index methods
Ecuador epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Peripheral Arterial Disease physiopathology
Ankle Brachial Index standards
Peripheral Arterial Disease diagnosis
Peripheral Arterial Disease epidemiology
Population Surveillance methods
Rural Population
Surveys and Questionnaires standards

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