Programme for detecting chronic venous insufficiency in Belgium

Phlebology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Schoevaerdts, J C ^a   Staelens, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study; Varicose veins; Venous insufficiency; Venous survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 40349084162     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835507781477181     Document Type: Article

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