Predictors of Change in the Ankle Brachial Index with Exercise
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Ankle-brachial index.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.02.004