Tubulcus® compression therapy of venous leg ulcer - Results of a large prospective post-marketing observeillance study

Phlebologie

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-16

  Vanscheidt, Wolfgang ^a,d   Kohnen, R ^b   Achhammer, I ^c  

^a Imerem GmbH ^*

^b IMEREM GmbH   (Germany)

^c Imerem GmbH   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Compression therapy; Tubulcus ; Venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULCER HEALING; VEIN DIAMETER; WELLBEING;

EID: 1442328405     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621397     Document Type: Article

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