Clinical prognostic factors of healing considering venous lower limb ulcers;Kliniczne czynniki prognostyczne gojenia siȩ owrzodzeń żylnych podudzi

Polski Przeglad Chirurgiczny

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 659-669

  Simka, Marian ^a,b  

^a Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej Sana ^*  (Poland)

^b Out patient Department of Angiology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Leg ulcers; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33745324708     PISSN: 0032373X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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