Effect of compression on blood flow in lower limb wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-113

  Oduncu, Hakan ^a   Clark, Michael ^a,b   Williams, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Compression therapy; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; BLOOD FLOW; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; VARICOSIS; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20444469801     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2004.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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