Interrupted pregnancy, mifepristone and patient rights
Aavitsland, P.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 121(28): 3261
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 11826451 DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2002.4011Document Number: 576052
In the UK, around 5% of people aged 55-74 years have intermittent leg pain on walking (claudication), a characteristic feature of peripheral arterial disease. The fact that their disease is symptomatic puts such individuals at high risk of experiencing serious cardiovascular complications. Yet many of them do not receive adequate secondary prevention advice and therapy. Here, we review the management of peripheral arterial disease in primary care, concentrating on those with clinically overt disease.