Epidemiology of venous insufficiency in an occupational population

International Angiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-176

  Lacroix, P ^a   Aboyans, V ^a   Preux, P M ^b   Houles M B ^a   Laskar, M ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Occupational diseases; Veins; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEG INJURY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; STANDING; SYMPTOM; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0037929127     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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