The calf muscle pump revisited

Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 329-334

  Williams, Katherine J ^a   Ayekoloye, Olufemi ^b   Moore, Hayley M ^a   Davies, Alun H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALF MUSCLE PUMP; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 84902544148     PISSN: 2213333X     EISSN: 22133348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2013.10.053     Document Type: Review

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