Leg ulceration in Portugal: Prevalence and clinical history

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-553

  Pina, E ^a   Furtado, K ^b   Franks, Peter J ^c   Moffatt, C J ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b Ministerio da Saude Portuguese   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healing; Leg ulceration; Portugal; Prevalence; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WELFARE; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 22144453246     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.01.026     Document Type: Article

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