The impact of chronic venous leg ulcers: A systematic review

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 601-612

  Green, J ^a   Jester, R ^b   McKinley, R ^a   Pooler, A ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic; Quality of life; Systematic review; Venous leg ulceration; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXUDATE; HUMAN; NURSING; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VARICOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84918594654     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: 20522916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2014.23.12.601     Document Type: Review

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