Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1049-1056 , November 2009

Ethnicity and risk factors for change in the ankle-brachial index: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

  • Matthew A. Allison, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Matthew A. Allison, MD, MPH, University of California San Diego, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0811, La Jolla, CA 92093-0811
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  • Mary Cushman, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt
    • ,
  • Cam Solomon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Victor Aboyans, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dupuytren University Hospital, Limoges, France
    • ,
  • Mary M. McDermott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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  • David C. Goff Jr, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
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  • Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, Calif

Received 3 March 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2009.

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 Supported by a grant from the American Heart Association (M. A. A.) and contracts N01-HC-95159 through N01-HC-95165 and N01-HC-95169 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01223-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.061

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1049-1056 , November 2009

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