Where does venous reflux start?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 736-742

  Labropoulos, N ^a   Giannoukas, A D ^a   Delis, K ^a   Mansour, M A ^a   Kang, S S ^a   Nicolaides, A N ^a   Lumley, J ^a   Baker, W H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SITTING; STANDING; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0030665414     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70084-3     Document Type: Article

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