Preventing venous ulcer recurrence: The impact of the well leg clinic

Phlebology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 134-136

  Fassiadis, Nicholas ^a,b   Godby, C ^a   Agland, L ^a   Law, N ^a  

^a CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healed leg ulcer group; Prevention; Recurrent venous leg ulcer; Venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0036966155     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02638606     Document Type: Article

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