Living with chronic venous leg ulcers: A descriptive study of knowledge and functional health status

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Chase, Susan K ^a   Whittemore, Robin ^a   Crosby, Nancy ^a   Freney, Daniel ^a   Howes, Paula ^b   Phillips, Tania J ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0033993747     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327655JCHN1701_01     Document Type: Article

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