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Ankle brachial pressure index (observable entity)

Known as: Indices, Ankle Brachial, Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index, Ankle-Brachial Index 
Comparison of the BLOOD PRESSURE between the BRACHIAL ARTERY and the POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. It is a predictor of PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE.
National Institutes of Health

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