Chronic venous ulcer

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7086, 1997, Pages 1019-1023

  Angle, Niren ^a   Bergan, John J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b North Coast Surgeons Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; LEUKOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN GRAFT; UNITED STATES; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENOUS STASIS;

EID: 0030891684     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7086.1019     Document Type: Short Survey

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