Foam sclerotherapy for the management of varicose veins: A critical reappraisal

Phlebolymphology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 202-206

  Geroulakos, George ^a,b,c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sclerotherapy; Ultrasound; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULTRASOUND; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 33747163068     PISSN: 12860107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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