Venous clinical severity score and quality-of-life assessment tools: Application to vein practice

Phlebology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 259-275

  Vasquez, Michael A ^a   Munschauer, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment; Quality of life; Varicose veins; Venous insufficiency; Venous severity score

Indexed keywords

ABERDEEN VARICOSE VEIN QUESTIONNAIRE; CHARING CROSS VENOUS ULCERATION QUESTIONNAIRE; CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBECTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDY;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES; VEINS;

EID: 65649133111     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2008.008018     Document Type: Review

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