Compression therapy

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2000, Pages

  Moffatt, Christine ^a,b  

^a Department of Nursing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance with treatment; Compression therapy; Effects of compression

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149050701     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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