European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 202-207 , February 2007

A Non-randomised Controlled Trial of the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of a Supervised Exercise Programme for Claudication

,Accepted 29 August 2006.

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PII: S1078-5884(06)00497-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.08.005

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 202-207 , February 2007

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