Randomised Clinical Trial of Foam Sclerotherapy for Patients with a Venous Leg Ulcer

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-499

  O'Hare, J L ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77950029649     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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