Pathophysiology of venous leg ulceration

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-5

  Dormandy, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Endothelium; Leucocytes; Venous ulcer

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

BLOOD; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LEUKOCYTE DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEMORHEOLOGY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS; OXYGEN; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031299718     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179258     Document Type: Article

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