A randomized double-blind trial of upward progressive versus degressive compressive stockings in patients with moderate to severe chronic venous insufficiency

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1344-1350.e1

  Couzan, Serge ^a   Leizorovicz, Alain ^b   Laporte, Silvy ^c,d   Mismetti, Patrick ^c   Pouget, Jean François ^a   Chapelle, Céline ^d   Quéré, Isabelle ^e  

^a Clinique Mutualiste   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION STOCKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEGRESSIVE COMPRESSIVE STOCKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE COMPRESSIVE STOCKING; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84867742132     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.060     Document Type: Article

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