The effectiveness of a four-layer compression bandage system in comparison with Class 3 compression hosiery on healing and quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers: A randomised controlled trial

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-27

  Finlayson, Kathleen J ^a   Courtney, Mary D ^b   Gibb, Michelle A ^a   O'Brien, Jane A ^a   Parker, Christina N ^a   Edwards, Helen E ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compression; Quality of life; Varicose ulcer; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY PAIN MEASURES PAIN SEVERITY SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING;

COMPRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84892892016     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01033.x     Document Type: Article

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