Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Nelson, E Andrea ^a   Bell Syer, Sally E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCER HEALING; ADULT; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION STOCKING; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TIME; VARICOSE ULCER;

ADULT; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 84942799865     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002303.pub3     Document Type: Review

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