Cutaneous blood flow in legs with severe chronic venous insufficiency recorded before and after a single treatment using intermittent pneumatic compression

Phlebology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-33

  Malanin, K ^a,b   Kolari, P J ^a   Haapanen, A ^a   Helander, I ^a   Havu, V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Cutaneous blood flow; Intermittent pneumatic compression; Venoarteriolar response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0030036765     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835559601100107     Document Type: Article

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