The Use of Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins: A Survey of the Members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-235

  O'Hare, J L ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Foam sclerotherapy; Technique; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEG VARICOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; STROKE; SURGEON; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL DISORDER;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 34347225101     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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