Quality of life in venous disease

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-35

  Van Korlaar, Inez M ^a   Vossen, Carla ^a   Rosendaal, Frits ^a   Cameron, Linda ^b   Bovill, Edwin ^c   Kaptein, Adrian ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical psychology; Quality of life; Review; Venous disease

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMOTION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037962013     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613595     Document Type: Review

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