The impact of obesity on venous insufficiency

Phlebology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 475-480

  Seidel, A C ^a   Belczak, C E Q ^b   Campos, M B ^a   Campos, R B ^a   Harada, D S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Belczak Vascular Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

lower extremity; obesity; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84937774845     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355514551087     Document Type: Article

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