Protocol for a longitudinal cohort study: determination of risk factors for the development of first venous leg ulcer in people with chronic venous insufficiency, the VEINS (venous insufficiency in South Florida) cohort

INTRODUCTION: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) affects up to one-third of the adult population yet venous leg ulcers (VLU), a significant complication of CVI, only affect 1%–2% of adults in the USA. Why some develop VLU and others do not is unclear. VLU have a significant impact on quality of life...

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Autores principales: Mervis, Joshua S, Kirsner, Robert S, Lev-Tov, Hadar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30610020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023313

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