Randomised trial of pre-operative colour duplex marking in primary varicose vein surgery: Outcome is not improved

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 336-343

  Smith, J J ^a   Brown, L ^a   Greenhalgh, R M ^a   Davies, A H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0036549525     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1607     Document Type: Article

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