A comparison of patients who developed venous leg ulceration before and after their 50th birthday

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 176-178

  MacKenzie, R K ^a   Brown, D A ^a   Allan, P L ^a   Bradbury, A W ^b   Ruckley, C V ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic leg ulceration; Venous ulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG ULCER; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR SURGERY; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0043169670     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1954     Document Type: Article

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