The prevalence of venous disease in primary lymphoedema

Phlebology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-35

  Chaudhry, H L ^a   Mortimer, P S ^a,b   Evans, J E ^a   Dormandy, J A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary lymphoedema; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOURNIQUET; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0030776283     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835559701200106     Document Type: Article

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