Randomized clinical trial of three-layer tubular bandaging system for venous leg ulcers

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 822-829

  Weller, Carolina D ^a   Evans, Sue M ^a   Staples, Margaret P ^b   Aldons, Pat ^c   McNeil, John J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUEENSLAND; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VICTORIA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84868595464     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: 1524475X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2012.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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