Clinical examination of varicose veins - A validation study

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-175

  Kim, Jong ^a   Richards, Simon ^a   Kent, Patrick J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Colour duplex; Hand held Doppler; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0034017572     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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