Saphenous ablation: What are the choices, laser or RF energy

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 15-18

  Morrison, Nick ^a  

^a Morrison Vein Institute   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 15244343054     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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