Edinburgh Vein Study: Methods and response in a survey of venous disease in the general population

Phlebology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 127-135

  Evans, C J ^a   Fowkes, F G R ^a   Ruckley, C V ^b   Allan, P L ^b   Carson, M N ^a   Kerracher, E M G ^a   Lee, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duplex scanning; Epidemiology; Varicose veins; Venous incompetence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS BLOOD; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0031398801     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835559701200403     Document Type: Article

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