A systematic review of pneumatic compression for treatment of chronic venous insufficiency and venous ulcers

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 539-544

  Berliner, Elise ^a   Ozbilgin, Berrin ^a   Zarin, Deborah A ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOTHING; DEVICE; EDEMA; EMBASE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MEDLINE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUMP; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037344343     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.103     Document Type: Article

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