Are we ready to embrace endovenous procedures?

Phlebology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 53-54

  Aravind, B ^a   Davies, A H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN SURGERY;

EID: 33646780610     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 02683555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835506777304773     Document Type: Editorial

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