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Editorial
. 2007 Jun 16;334(7606):1229-30.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.344664.80.

Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease of the lower limb

Andrew W Bradbury, Donald J Adam
Editorial

Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease of the lower limb

Andrew W Bradbury et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Duplexltrasound is safe, inexpensive, and accurate enough to guide management in most cases

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Competing interests: None declared.

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