Recurrence after varicose vein surgery: A prospective long-term clinical study with duplex ultrasound scanning and air plethysmography

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 935-943

  Van Rij, Andrè M ^a   Jiang, Perry ^b   Solomon, Clive ^b   Christie, Ross A ^b   Hill, Gerry B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUPLEX ULTRASOUND SCANNING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0242575916     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00601-3     Document Type: Article

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