The Symptoms of Varicose Veins: Difficult to Determine and Difficult to Study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-744

  Campbell, W B ^a   Decaluwe, H ^a   Boecxstaens, V ^a   MacIntyre, J A ^a   Walker, N ^a   Thompson, J F ^b   Cowan, A R ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Symptoms; Varicose veins; Venous disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; STANDING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARICOSIS; WALKING; WEATHER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; WALKING;

EID: 35848971013     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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