Anti-embolism stockings and proximal indentation

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 1426-1430

  Thompson, Alice ^a   Walter, Sophie ^a   Brunton, Luke R ^a   Pickering, Greg T ^b   Mehendale, Sanchit ^b   Smith, Alison J ^a   Bannister, Gordon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti embolism stockings; Mechanical thromboprophylaxis; Proximal indentation; Reverse gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155172646     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.22.1426     Document Type: Article

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