Prevention of recurrence of venous ulceration: Randomized controlled trial of class 2 and class 3 elastic compression

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 803-808

  Nelson, E Andrea ^a   Harper, Douglas R ^a   Prescott, Robin J ^a   Gibson, Barbara ^a   Brown, Dorothy ^a   Ruckley, C Vaughan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ULCER HEALING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 33748955421     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.05.051     Document Type: Article

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