Comparison of leg compression stocking and oral horse-chestnut seed extract therapy in patients with chronic venous insufficiency

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 8997, 1996, Pages 292-294

  Diehm, C ^a,d   Trampisch, H J ^b   Lange, S ^b   Schmidt, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

^d Rehabilitations Krankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 13344270391     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90467-5     Document Type: Article

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