Effectiveness of the frequency rhythmic electrical modulation system for the treatment of chronic and painful venous leg ulcers in older adults

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-287

  Santamato, Andrea ^a   Panza, Francesco ^b   Fortunato, Francesca ^a   Portincasa, Aurelio ^a   Frisardi, Vincenza ^b   Cassatella, Gennaro ^a   Valente, Mauro ^a   Seripa, Davide ^b   Ranieri, Maurizio ^c   Fiore, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Geriatric Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLLAGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIGITAL PLANIMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY RHYTHMIC ELECTRICAL MODULATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG ULCER; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 84863441054     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: 15578577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2011.1236     Document Type: Article

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