Functional and biopsychosocial restrictions among patients with a venous ulcer

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-41

  Jawień, Arkadiusz ^a   Szewczyk, Maria T ^a,b   Kȩdziora Kornatowska, Kornelia ^a   Mościcka, Paulina ^a   Cierzniakowska, Katarzyna ^a   Cwajda, Justyna ^a   Polak, Anna ^a   Grzeszak, Ilona ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Downfall risk depression; Elderly; Functioning; Malnutrition; Venous ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENT; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RATING SCALE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 33645759766     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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