The treatment of venous leg ulcers with a specifically designed compression stocking kit: Comparison with bandaging

Phlebologie

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Mariani, Fabrizio ^a,b,g   Mattaliano, V ^b,c   Mosti, G ^b,c   Gasbarro, V ^b,d   Bucalossi, M ^a,b   Blattler W ^e   Amsler, F ^e,f   Mancini, St ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Colle di Val d'Eisa ^*  (Italy)

^c Barbantini Clinic   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e Sigvaris Research Center   (Italy)

^f Amsler Consulting   (Switzerland)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bandages; Chronic venous insufficiency; Medical compression stockings; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 53549100984     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1622230     Document Type: Article

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