The home use of external pneumatic compression for the management of chronic venous insufficiency

International Angiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 32-36

  Arcelus, J I ^a   Caprini, J A ^a,b,c  

^a Especialidad en Oftalmología Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía Vélez Málaga Málaga   (Spain)

^b Glenbrook Hospital   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermittent pneumatic compression; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; SYMPTOM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030512309     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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