Clinical, aetiological, anatomical and pathological classification (CEAP): Gold standard and limits

Phlebology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 114-118

  Rabe, Eberhard ^a   Pannier, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

CEAP; Classification; CVD; CVI; VCSS

Indexed keywords

CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ETIOLOGICAL ANATOMICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EDEMA; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LIPODERMATOSCLEROSIS; MEDLINE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TELANGIECTASIA; ULCER; UNITED STATES; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN PAIN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HAWAII; HUMANS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84856801711     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2012.012S19     Document Type: Review

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