Leg ulcer: An observational study in Juiz de Fora, MG (Brazil) and region;Úlcera de perna: Um estudo de casos em Juiz de Fora-MG (Brasil) e região

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Frade, Marco Andrey Cipriani ^a,b   Casemiro Soares, Samara ^b   Foss, Norma Tiraboschi ^a   Brum Cursi, Igor ^b   Ribeiro, Wendel S ^b   Fortes Andrade, Felipe ^b   Santos, Sandro V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Family income; Income; Leg ulcers epidemiology; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LEG ULCER; LIPODERMATOSCLEROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATION; POVERTY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE NECROSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 16244392699     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005000100006     Document Type: Article

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