Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2009

The Science of Compression Therapy for Chronic Venous Insufficiency Edema

  • Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, MLT, FACCWS

      Affiliations

    • American Medical Technologies, Irvine CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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PII: S1876-4983(08)00005-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2008.10.002

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2009

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