Creative compression treatment in challenging situations

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Flour, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical practice variations; Compression treatment; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; ELASTICITY; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXUDATE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ATROPHY; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CARE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 43549084350     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608316437     Document Type: Review

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