The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured at
the ankle to that measured at the brachial artery. Originally described by Winsor1 in 1950, …

… We thank AMUSE-2 project members R Oudega, H ten Cate, and MH Prins for their
contribution to the design and initiation of the AMUSE 2 cohort. We thank Joris de Groot for his …

Background The prevalence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), including
asymptomatic cases and cases unknown to the general practitioner (GP) was estimated in 18 …

OBJECTIVE: Asymptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) is a common
atherosclerotic disorder among the elderly population. Scarce data are available on the risk of …

The recently published ‘Research Agenda for General Practice/Family Medicine and Primary
Health Care in Europe’ summarizes the evidence relating to the core competencies and …

The current study describes the age- and sex-specific incidence rates and risk factors for
asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) among 2,327 …

Objective To validate the use of the Wells clinical decision rule combined with a point of care
D-dimer test to safely exclude pulmonary embolism in primary care. Design Prospective …

Within the active field of in vitro digestion in food research, the COST Action INFOGEST aimed
to harmonize in vitro protocols simulating human digestion on the basis of physiologically …

We investigated the value of the ankle-brachial systolic pressure index (ABPI) as a test for
the diagnosis of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in general practice. ABPI …

smeulders estf, van haastregt jcm, ambergen t., uszko‐lencer nhkm, janssen‐boyne jjj, gorgels
apm, stoffers hejh, lodewijks‐van der bolt clb, van eijk j.th.m. & kempen gijm (2010) Nurse…