Quality of life after surgery for varicose veins and the impact of preoperative duplex: Results based on a randomized trial

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-34

  Blomgren, Lena ^a   Johansson, Gunnar ^a   Bergqvist, David ^b  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS;

EID: 29744445932     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-9285-z     Document Type: Article

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