Current treatment of varicose veins

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Becker, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ESTHETICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHLEBECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; STANDARD; ULCER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN STRIPPING;

EID: 33645557006     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-006-0001-2     Document Type: Review

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