The role of vascular surgery in chronic leg ulcers: Report from a specialized ulcer clinic

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 266-269

  Bjellerup, Mats ^a   Åkesson, Henrik ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial surgery; Multidisciplinary treatment; Venous insufficiency; Venous surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; THERAPY RESISTANCE; ULCER HEALING; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0036631405     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155502320323225     Document Type: Article

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