The definition of the venous ulcer

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2010, Pages 46S-49S

  Raffetto, Joseph D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PLACEBO; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 78049496118     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.124     Document Type: Conference Paper

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