Effect of elastic compression stockings on venous hemodynamics during walking

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 420-425

  Ibegbuna, Veronica ^a   Delis, Konstantinos T ^a   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^a   Aina, Olayide ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MONITORING; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; WALKING;

EID: 0037323468     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.104     Document Type: Article

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