Non-contact low-frequency ultrasound therapy compared with UK standard of care for venous leg ulcers: A single-centre, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial

International Wound Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 833-842

  White, Judith ^a   Ivins, Nicola ^b   Wilkes, Antony ^a   Carolan Rees, Grace ^a   Harding, Keith G ^b  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression; Quality of life; Ultrasound therapy; Venous leg ulcers; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSE ULCER; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84923103765     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12389     Document Type: Article

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