In vivo pressure profiles of thigh-length graduated compression stockings

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1228-1231

  Wildin, C J ^a,b   Hui, A C W ^a   Esler, C N A ^a   Gregg, P J ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b 2 Cedar Cottages ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; MATERIALS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; TECHNIQUE;

BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; POSTURE; PRESSURE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0031709198     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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