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[Arteriosclerosis of the lower extremities--patients' contacts with alternative therapists].
- Source :
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Ugeskrift for laeger [Ugeskr Laeger] 1992 Jun 08; Vol. 154 (24), pp. 1709-11. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- During the period July 1987-April 1988, ninety-one patients with arterial insufficiency in the lower limbs were referred to the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at Aalborg Hospital. The mean delay between contact with the general practitioner and the vascular surgeon was nine months. Twenty-nine of the patients contacted alternative therapists before referral to the vascular surgeon. Twenty-five of these patients had suffered from intermittent claudication for at least two years and the total cost of treatment was 76,013 Danish crowns (900 Danish crowns or approximately pounds 75 per patient).
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Arteriosclerosis economics
Arteriosclerosis surgery
Denmark
Female
Humans
Intermittent Claudication economics
Intermittent Claudication surgery
Intermittent Claudication therapy
Leg blood supply
Male
Middle Aged
Arteriosclerosis therapy
Complementary Therapies statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Danish
- ISSN :
- 0041-5782
- Volume :
- 154
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Ugeskrift for laeger
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1632007