Title	Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease [electronic resource] / edited by F. G. R. Fowkes
Imprint	London : Springer London, 1991
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1889-3
Descript	XXI, 366 p. online resource

Major epidemiologists from the UK, USA and Europe contribute to the first ever, much needed comprehensive review of the epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease in the lower limbs

Section I: Measurement in Communities -- 1 Review of Simple Measuring Techniques -- 2 Non-invasive Tests -- 3 Questionnaires -- 4 Duplex Ultrasound -- 5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Section II: Descriptive Epidemiology -- 6 Historical Perspectives and the Basle Study -- 7 Large Vessel and Isolated Small Vessel Disease -- 8 Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Disease -- 9 Prevalence in General Practice -- 10 Intermittent Claudication in Scotland -- Section III: Vascular Risk Factors -- 11 Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcome Calf Pain on Walking, Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcome in Middle-aged British Men -- 12 Smoking -- 13 Lipids: Outstanding Questions -- 14 Lipids: Epidemiology -- 15 Blood Pressure -- 16 Diabetes Mellitus -- Section IV: Social and Life Style Factors -- 17 Social Factors -- 18 Diet and Alcohol -- 19 Personality -- 20 Exercise -- 21 Economics of Prevention and Treatment -- Section V: Genetics, Development and Haemostasis -- 22 Maternal and Fetal Origins of Cardiovascular Disease -- 23 Genetic Analysis -- 24 Fibrinogen -- 25 von Willebrand Factor, Beta-Thromboglobulin and Platelet Activation -- 26 Blood Rheology -- Section VI: Natural History and Prevention -- 27 Natural History of Femoral Atheromatous Lesions -- 28 Prognosis of Intermittent Claudication -- 29 Factors Affecting Clinical Progression and Mortality -- 30 Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis in Peripheral Vascular Disease Prevalence, Incidence and Natural History -- 31 Prevention of Vascular Events in Claudicants -- 32 Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease

1. Medicine
2. Human physiology
3. Cardiology
4. Hematology
5. Psychiatry
6. Cardiac surgery
7. Vascular surgery
8. Medicine & Public Health
9. Cardiology
10. Hematology
11. Cardiac Surgery
12. Vascular Surgery
13. Psychiatry
14. Human Physiology