Compression therapy for venous leg ulcers

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 226-231

  Cullum, Nicky ^a,d   Fletcher, Alison ^b   Semlyen, Anna ^c   Sheldon, Trevor A ^b  

^a Department of Health Studies ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Ctr Reviews and Dissemination   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031306717     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.4.226     Document Type: Article

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