The influence of age and gender on venous symptomatology. An epidemiological survey in Belgium and Luxembourg

Phlebology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 325-333

  Vuylsteke, Marc E ^a   Colman, Roos ^b   Thomis, Sarah ^c   Guillaume, Geneviève ^d   Degrande, Evy ^a   Staelens, Ivan ^e  

^a Sint Andriesziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

age; Chronic venous disease; epidemiology; risk factors; symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE; CIVIQ 14; CIVIQ GLOBAL INDEX SCORE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUXEMBOURG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWELLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEIN DISEASE; AGE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX FACTOR; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BELGIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUXEMBOURG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84967018507     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355515589224     Document Type: Article

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