Pathophysiology of venous ulcers: Surgical implications, review, and update

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 880-885

  Olivencia, Jose Antonio ^a  

^a Iowa Vein Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN RADICAL; PROTEINASE;

COMPRESSION THERAPY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICROANGIOPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; ULCER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0032694033     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.99079.x     Document Type: Review

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