Comparison of low-strength compression stockings with bandages for the treatment of recalcitrant venous ulcers

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 410-416

  Brizzio, Eugenio ^a   Amsler, Felix ^b   Lun, Bertrand ^c   Blättler, Werner ^c,d  

^a Grupo Internacional de la Compresion   (Argentina)

^b Amsler Consulting   (Switzerland)

^c Sigvaris Research Center   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 75149195758     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.048     Document Type: Article

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