Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , February 2008

The direct effect of leg position on calf blood flow measured by venous occlusion plethysmography

Received 5 July 2007 ,Revised 12 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 November 2007.

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☆ This work was funded by the Hypertension Trust and the British Heart Foundation.

PII: S1872-9312(07)00175-5

doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2007.11.001

Artery Research
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