The diagnosis and management of mixed arterial/venous leg ulcers in community-based clinics

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 350-355

  Ghauri, A S K ^a   Nyamekye, I ^a   Grabs, A J ^a   Farndon, J R ^a   Poskitt, K R ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duplex; Leg ulcers; Mixed leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0031736634     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80056-7     Document Type: Article

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