A survey of the current management of varicose veins by members of the Vascular Surgical Society

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 407-413

  Lees, T A ^a   Beard, J D ^b   Ridler, B M F ^c   Szymanska, T ^d  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield Vascular Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Vasc Surg Soc Great Britain Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duplex scanning; Hand held Doppler; Management; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG VARICOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGEON; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLEROTHERAPY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032727604     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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