Drs Kim and Paxton respond

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 812-813

  Kim, Hyun S ^a   Paxton, Ben E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIODE LASER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LETTER; LIGATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 34249051935     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.03.017     Document Type: Letter

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