A systematic review of compression hosiery for uncomplicated varicose veins

Phlebology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 13-33

  Palfreyman, Simon J ^a,b   Michaels, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression hosiery; Elastic compression; Treatment; Varicose veins; Venous intervention project

Indexed keywords

ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EXERCISE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; META ANALYSIS; NECROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 66149098541     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.09s003     Document Type: Article

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