Chronic oedema: a prevalent health care problem for UK health services

Chronic oedema ( CO ) is a major clinical problem worldwide, which has many important secondary consequences for health, activity and participation. Effective treatment planning and organisation of services is dependent on an understanding of the condition and its epidemiology. This cross‐sectional study was designed to estimate the point prevalence of CO within the health services of one UK urban population and to determine the proportions that...