The "C0s" patient: Worldwide results from the vein consult program

Phlebolymphology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 182-192

  Guex, Jean Jérôme ^a   Rabe, Eberhard ^b   Escotto, Sanchez Ignacio ^c   Escudero, José Román ^d   Scuderi, Angelo ^e   Yuwono, Hendro Sudjono ^f  

^a not available   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e Instituto Sorocabano de Pesquisa de Molestias Circulatorios (INSPEMOC)   (Brazil)

^f Hasan Sadikin Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disorders; Classification; Cross sectional studies; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Signs; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 84872280798     PISSN: 12860107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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