A systematic review of compression treatment for venous leg ulcers

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7108, 1997, Pages 576-580

  Flctcher, Alison ^a   Cullum, Nicky ^a   Sheldon, Trevor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; ULCER HEALING;

BANDAGES; CONSTRICTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030852365     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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