Duplex assessment of venous reflux and chronic venous insufficiency: The significance of deep venous reflux

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-762

  Welch, H J ^a   Young, C M ^a   Semegran, A B ^a   Iafrati, M D ^a   Mackey, W C ^a   O'Donnell T F , Jr ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULCER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0029861969     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(96)70009-5     Document Type: Article

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