Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 962-970 , December 2001

Natural history of claudication: Long-term serial follow-up study of 1244 claudicants

Presented at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of The Eastern Vascular Society, Washington, DC, May 4-6, 2001.

Received 14 May 2001 ,Accepted 8 August 2001.

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☆ Supported in part by a Veteran's Administration Competitive Pilot Fund grant.

☆☆ Competition of interest: nil.

★ Reprint requests: Satish C. Muluk, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, A-1011 PUH, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (e-mail: muluk@usa.net ).

PII: S0741-5214(01)97398-7

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.119749

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 962-970 , December 2001

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