The influence of obesity on chronic venous disease

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-276

  Danielsson, Gudmundur ^a,b   Eklof, Bo ^c   Grandinetti, Andrew ^d   Kistner, Robert L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0036661356     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600404     Document Type: Article

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