Construction and evaluation of a multidimensional score to assess varicose vein severity - The Homburg Varicose Vein Severity Score (HVVSS)

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 577-584

  Rass, Knuth ^a   Daschzeren, Mönchzezeg ^a   Gräber, Stefan ^a   Vogt, Thomas ^a   Tilgen, Wolfgang ^a   Frings, Norbert ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Mosel Eifel Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire; Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire; Homburg Varicose Vein Severity Score; Varicose veins; Vein surgery; Venous Clinical Severity Score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOMBURG VARICOSE VEIN SEVERITY SCORE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 80053040477     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1368     Document Type: Article

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