Asymptomatic Popliteal Vein Aneurysms

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-457

  Nicolaides, Andrew N ^b,b   Volteas, Spiridon K ^a   Giannoukas, Athanasios D ^a   Touloupakis, Emanouel ^a   Delis, Kostas ^a  

^a Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine ^*

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN ANEURYSM;

EID: 0029849718     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449603000602     Document Type: Article

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