How specific are venous symptoms for diagnosis of chronic venous disease?

Phlebology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 580-586

  Van der Velden, S K ^a   Shadid, N H ^b   Nelemans, P J ^c   Sommer, A ^d  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Reinaert Kliniek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chronic venous disease; leg diseases; prevalence; specificity; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TIME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84905658631     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355513515859     Document Type: Article

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