Endovenous management of varicose veins

Phlebology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Soumian, S ^a   Davies, A H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovenous treatment; Sclerotherapy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS;

EID: 10644250778     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0268355042554984     Document Type: Review

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