The saphenous vein: Derivation of its name and its relevant anatomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 172-175

  Caggiati, Alberto ^a   Bergan, John J ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; GREECE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; ITALY; NOMENCLATURE; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEMANTICS; HISTOLOGY;

HUMANS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0036370797     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.118826     Document Type: Article

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