European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Jul 2006
Comparative StudyThe prevalence of chronic critical lower limb ischaemia in a population of 20,000 subjects 40-69 years of age.
To study the prevalence and possible risk factors for chronic critical lower limb ischaemia (CLI) in an unselected population of 20,291 Norwegian men and women 40-69 years of age. ⋯ The prevalence of CLI was 0.24%, similar for both genders, and increased with age. Risk factors usually seen in atherosclerotic patients were associated with suspected CLI.