Microangiopathy in chronic venous insufficiency: Quantitative assessment by capillary microscopy

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-331

  Howlader, M H ^a,b   Coleridge Smith, P D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary microscopy; Chronic venous disease; Lipodermatosclerosis; Microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMOMETER; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON;

EID: 0041470087     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1976     Document Type: Article

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