Compression therapy International Consensus Document Guidelines according to scientific evidence

International Angiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-345

  Vin, F ^a,b   Benigni, J P ^a,b  

^a Bureau de Normalisation des Industries Textiles et de l'Habillement (BNITH)   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEG COMPRESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

BANDAGES; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 23044459285     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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