Leg ulcer treatment

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 804-808

  Coleridge Smith, Philip D ^a  

^a London Vein Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; ILOPROST; METHYLXANTHINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LASER SURGERY; LEG ULCER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; ULCER HEALING; VALVULOPLASTY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN COMPLIANCE; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN PERFORATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS REFLUX; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEG ULCER; LIGATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 61349183322     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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