Leg ulcers: A review of their impact on daily life

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-354

  Persoon, Anke ^a   Heinen, Maud M ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Carien J M ^a   De Rooij, Michette J ^b   Van De Kerkhof, Peter C M ^a   Van Achterberg, Theo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b St Maartens Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Leg ulcer; Pain; Patient problems; Quality of life; Review

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG ULCER; LEISURE; MEDLINE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORK;

EID: 1842630531     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00859.x     Document Type: Review

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