Venous Leg Ulcers

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 132-136

  Gonsalves, Carin F ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; VEIN DISEASE; WOUND CARE; BANDAGE; DEBRIDEMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

BANDAGES; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 1542645913     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S1089-2516(03)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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