Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: Comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 274-283

  Coull, Alison ^a   Tolson, Debbie ^b   McIntosh, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandaging techniques; Clinical performance; Cross over study; Nursing; Pressure profiles; Vascular disease; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEG; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; VARICOSIS;

BANDAGES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LEG; NURSING CARE; PRESSURE; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 33646074316     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03816.x     Document Type: Article

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