A new method for the assessment of tissue hemoglobin oxygenation in patients with chronic venous insufficiency

Microvascular Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-326

  Thum, Joachim ^a   Caspary, Ludwig ^a   Creutzig, Andreas ^a   Alexander, Klaus ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 0029905457     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1996.0030     Document Type: Article

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