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Profound influence of different methods for determination of the ankle brachial index on the prevalence estimate of peripheral arterial disease
The ankle brachial index is defined in the abstract by an invalid nomenclature despite being the center piece of the article. It is a fraction of arterial blood pressure values with a value representing the legs (ankle) on the top of the fraction and a value representing the arms (brachial) on the bottom of the fraction. In the English language, the numerator is the top and the denominator the bottom of the fraction. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraction_(mathematics).
A nominator is not a mathematical term. The verb nominate expresses, for example, to propose a person by name as a candidate or to appoint to an office. A nominator may be a person who enters a horse in a race. Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nominator.
Numerator, not nominator is top of a fraction
27 September 2012
The ankle brachial index is defined in the abstract by an invalid nomenclature despite being the center piece of the article. It is a fraction of arterial blood pressure values with a value representing the legs (ankle) on the top of the fraction and a value representing the arms (brachial) on the bottom of the fraction. In the English language, the numerator is the top and the denominator the bottom of the fraction. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraction_(mathematics).
A nominator is not a mathematical term. The verb nominate expresses, for example, to propose a person by name as a candidate or to appoint to an office. A nominator may be a person who enters a horse in a race. Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nominator.
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