Is the wearing of elastic stockings for half a day as effective as wearing them for the entire day?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-45

  Belczak, C E Q ^a   De Godoy, J M P ^b   Ramos, R N ^c   De Oliveira, M A ^c   Belczak, S Q ^d   Caffaro, R A ^e  

^a Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Neuromodulation   (Brazil)

^b Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School   (Brazil)

^c João Belczak Vascular Center   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Medical School of Santa Casa of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elastic compression stockings; Oedema; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 72749125860     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09396.x     Document Type: Article

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