Leg and foot ulcer patients. Epidemiology and nursing care in an urban population in South Stockholm, Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 238-243

  Ebbeskog, Britt ^a   Lindholm, Christina ^b   Öhman, Sven ^c  

^a Ersta University College   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

chronic ulcers; compression; nursing care; pain; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029907678     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439608997091     Document Type: Article

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