High-frequency and noncontact low-frequency ultrasound therapy for venous leg ulcer treatment: A randomized, controlled study

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 14-20

  Olyaie, Mojtaba ^a   Rad, Fatemeh Samiee ^a   Elahifar, Mohammad Ali ^a   Garkaz, Azadeh ^a   Mahsa, Ghasemi ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical study; Edema; Pain; Ultrasonic therapy; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 84882297419     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: 19432720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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