Retrograde flow in the deep veins of subjects with normal venous function

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-39

  Lagattolla, N R F ^a   Donald, A ^b   Lockhart, S ^a   Burnand, K G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL VEIN; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL VEIN; TIBIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0031016047     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840113     Document Type: Article

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