A systematic review of compression therapy for venous leg ulcers

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-313

  Palfreyman, Simon J ^a   Lochiel, Rona ^a   Michaels, Jonathan A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandages; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials; Venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CUFF; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0032461961     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/135886398667068394     Document Type: Review

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