Structured exercise improves calf muscle pump function in chronic venous insufficiency: A randomized trial

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Padberg Jr , Frank T ^a,b   Johnston, Mark V ^a,c   Sisto, Sue Ann ^a,c   Burnand, Kevin G ^d   Wakefield, Thomas W ^d   Perkowski, Paul ^d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d Department of Vascular Surgery ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346334422     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.09.036     Document Type: Article

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