Venous leg ulcers and the impact of compression bandaging

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1360-1364

  Todd, Marie ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 layer bandaging; Compression bandaging; Holistic assessment; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255196351     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.21.1360     Document Type: Article

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