Treatment of varicose veins by endovenous laser therapy: Assessment of results by ultrasound surveillance

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 199-202

  Myers, Kenneth ^a   Fris, Robert ^b   Jolley, Damien ^c  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Northern Vein Centre   (New Zealand)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE METHOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VARICOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 33748305517     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00531.x     Document Type: Article

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