Efficacy and tolerability of an ulcer compression stocking for therapy of chronic venous ulcer compared with a below-knee compression bandage: Results from a prospective, randomized, multicentre trial

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1613-1623

  Jünger, Michael ^a   Wollina, U ^b   Kohnen, R ^c   Rabe, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

^c Inst Med Res Mgmt and Biometr   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bandages; Compression; Stocking; Ulcus cruris; Venotrain ulcertec

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BELOW KNEE COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHLEBOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULCER; ULCER COMPRESSION STOCKING; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 7644219891     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079904X4086     Document Type: Article

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