Effectiveness and safety of calcium dobesilate in treating chronic venous insufficiency: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Phlebology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 123-130

  Labs, K H ^a   Degischer, S ^a   Gamba, G ^b   Jaeger, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Biometrix SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcium dobesilate; Chronic venous insufficiency; Drug therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

DOBESILATE CALCIUM; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 4644235785     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0268355041753380     Document Type: Article

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