Influence of arterial disease, age and active ulceration on venous refilling time measured by photoplethysmography

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 368-371

  Stacey, M C ^a   Rashid, P ^a   Hoskin, S E ^a   Pearce, C A ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

age; arterial disease; photoplethysmography; venous reflux; venous ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 0030068884     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400321     Document Type: Article

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