A systematic review on the impact of leg ulceration on patients' quality of life

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Herber, Oliver R ^a   Schnepp, Wilfried ^a   Rieger, Monika A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RECREATION; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ULCER; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY; FITNESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SLEEP;

HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SLEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 34547982937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-5-44     Document Type: Article

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