title: Comparison of field questionnaires with the ankle-brachial index for the detection of peripheral artery disease. A population-based study in rural Ecuador.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Oscar H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Del Brutto
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sedler
authors.affiliation: Community Center, Atahualpa, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zambrano
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
authors.forename: Robertino M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mera
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Kelsie J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Phelan
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Jadry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gruen
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Cusick
authors.affiliation: Community Center, Atahualpa, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Carlos F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Moral
authors.affiliation: Community Center, Atahualpa, Ecuador. Electronic address: oscardelbrutto@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Victor J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Del Brutto
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
authors.forename: Pablo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Ankle-brachial index; Ecuador; Edinburgh claudication questionnaire; Peripheral artery disease; Population-based studies; Vascular diseases