High prevalence of chronic venous disease in hospital employees
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Springer Nature in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Vol. 115 (15-16) , 575-579
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03040451
Abstract
Chronic venous disease (CVD), which comprises primary/idiopathic abnormalities of the venous system, and secondary sequels after deep venous thrombosis are major health issues in Western countries. The present study was conducted to prove the hypothesis that the development of CVD might be triggered by exogenous, occupational risk factors.Keywords
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