Leg ulcers: Causes and management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 480-484

  Dean, Sandra ^a  

^a Caulfield Wound Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION STOCKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VASCULAR DISEASES; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 39049180940     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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