Risk factors for varicose veins

International Angiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Kroeger, Knut ^a   Ose, C ^b   Rudofsky, G ^a   Roesener, J ^b   Hirche, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Posture; Risk factors; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; STANDING; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 3042610454     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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