Epidemiological study on chronic venous disease in Belgium and Luxembourg: Prevalence, risk factors, and symptomatology

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 432-439

  Vuylsteke, M E ^a   Thomis, S ^b   Guillaume, G ^c   Modliszewski, M L ^d   Weides, N ^e   Staelens, I ^f  

^a Sint Andriesziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^d CHR Haute Senne   (Belgium)

^e Department of Oncology   (Luxembourg)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; BURN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLOBAL INDEX SCORE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LUXEMBOURG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NOCICEPTION; PRESSURE SENSATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VEIN DISEASE; AGE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LUXEMBOURG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84925353933     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.12.031     Document Type: Article

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