European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 253-257 , March 2006

‘Pole Test’ Measurements in Critical Leg Ischaemia

  • N. Paraskevas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr Nikolaos Paraskevas, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
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  • R. Ayari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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  • S. Malikov

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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  • M. Mollo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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  • P. Branchereau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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  • F. Hut

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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  • A. Branchereau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France

,Accepted 28 September 2005.

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PII: S1078-5884(05)00633-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.09.014

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 253-257 , March 2006

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