Randomized clinical trial comparing surgery with conservative treatment for uncomplicated varicose veins

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Michaels, J A ^a,c   Brazier, J E ^a   Campbell, W B ^b   MacIntyre, J B ^b   Palfreyman, S J ^a   Ratcliffe, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN SURGERY;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 32944464962     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5264     Document Type: Article

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