Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Al Kurdi, Deyaa ^a   Bell Syer, S E M ^b   Flemming, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Ultrasonic therapy economics ; Humans; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Varicose ulcer *therapy ; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG ULCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44949167609     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001180.pub2     Document Type: Review

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