Air plethysmography: A critical evaluation of the technique in patients with chronic venous insufficiency

Phlebologie

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-12

  Bossuyt, L E G ^a   Neumann, H A M ^b  

^a Dermatologic Practice   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air plethysmography; Calf muscle pump function; Chronic venous insufficiency; Photoplethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOGRAPHY; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PUMP; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0033041227     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1617316     Document Type: Article

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