Patterns of saphenous reflux in women with primary varicose veins

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 645-651

  Engelhorn, Carlos Alberto ^a   Engelhorn, Ana Luiza V ^a   Cassou, Maria Fernanda ^a   Salles Cunha, Sergio X ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b JOBST VASCULAR CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LEG ULCER; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STANDING; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 18344397142     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.051     Document Type: Article

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