Home use of impulse compression of the foot and compression stockings in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 805-811

  Arcelus, Juan I ^a   Caprini, Joseph A ^b,d   Sehgal, Lakshman R ^c   Reyna, José J ^a  

^a Especialidad en Oftalmología Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía Vélez Málaga Málaga   (Spain)

^b EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MAST SUIT; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

BANDAGES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; GRAVITY SUITS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0035516192     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.119504     Document Type: Article

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