Venous leg ulcers: Patient concordance with compression therapy and its impact on healing and prevention of recurrence

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 386-393

  Moffatt, Christine ^a,b   Kommala, Dheerendra ^c   Dourdin, Nathalie ^d   Choe, Yoonhee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Deeside Industrial Estate   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compression therapy; Concordance; Healing; Recurrence; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EXUDATE; HEALING; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 73349093730     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00634.x     Document Type: Review

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