Inappropriate use of venous duplex scans: An analysis of indications and results

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 881-886

  Fowl, R J ^a   Strothman, G B ^a   Blebea, J ^a   Rosenthal, G J ^a   Kempczinski, R F ^a   Mattos, M A ^a   Wakefield, T W ^a   Zenni, G ^a   Schwarcz, T H ^a   Spadone, D P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; LEG VARICOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029895284     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(96)70251-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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