Quercetin and chronic venous ulceration of the lower limbs

Acta Phlebologica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 61-65

  Gasbarro, V ^a,b   Amato, B ^a,c   Izzo, M ^a   Manfrini, A ^b   Buffone, G ^d   Grande, R ^d   Serra, R ^a,b,c,d   De Franciscis, S ^a,b,c,d  

^a Magna Grecia University   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Quercetin; Stockings, compression; Varicose ulcer; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

QUERCETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPRESSION STOCKING; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84887462433     PISSN: 1593232X     EISSN: 18271766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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