Sequelae of venous thrombosis. Incidence in of the post-thrombosis syndrome after 5 years (Publications)
The authors report on an epidemiological study carried out in Basle, Switzerland, which prospectively included 341 consecutive patients (226 men, 115 women, mean age 52 +/- 16 years) who had developed
Chronic handicaps and social integration in the aged. Results from the Somipops health survey (Publications)
Findings of the first Swiss health Survey Somipops are presented. The percentage of long-term disability as well as the number of disabilities per person increases with age. On the other hand social a
Varices, a true disease? (Publications)
There is little agreement on the real prevalence and significance of varices of the lower limbs. The discrepancies between the data produced by the various studies are attributable to several factors,