Itch, pain, and burning sensation are common symptoms in mild to moderate chronic venous insufficiency with an impact on quality of life

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 503-507

  Duque, Maria I ^a   Yosipovitch, Gil ^a   Yiong, Huak Chan ^b   Smith, Ronald ^a   Levy, Pavel ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 23944497384     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.04.079     Document Type: Article

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