Randomised trial of effect of compression stockings in patients with symptomatic proximal-vein thrombosis

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9054, 1997, Pages 759-762

  Brandjes, Dees P M ^a,b   Büller, Harry R ^a   Heijboer, Harriët ^a   Huisman, Menno V ^a   De Rijk, Monique ^b   Jagt, Henriëtte ^a   Ten Cate, Jan Wouter ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; LEG THROMBOSIS; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0343052761     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)12215-7     Document Type: Article

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