Optimum methods of limb compression following varicose vein surgery

Phlebology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 165-172

  Smith, P D Coleridge ^a   Scurr, J H ^a   Robinson, K P ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bandages; postoperative care; pressure; varicose veins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965740736     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 17581125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835558700200309     Document Type: Article

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