Prevalence of venous reflux in the general population on duplex scanning: The Edinburgh vein study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 767-776

  Evans, C J ^a   Allan, P L ^a   Lee, A J ^a   Bradbury, A W ^a   Vaughan Ruckley, C ^a   Fowkes, F G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0031796961     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(98)70051-5     Document Type: Article

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