Prevalence of chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in Poland: Multicentre cross-sectional study in 40,095 patients

Phlebology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 110-122

  Jawien, A ^a   Grzela, T ^a   Ochwatt, A ^b  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Servier Polska   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Prevalence; Risk factors; Varicose veins; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0141509837     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835503322381315     Document Type: Article

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