Incidence of varicose veins in Finland

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-163

  Makivaara L A ^a   Jukkola, T M ^a   Sisto, T ^b   Luukkaala, T ^a,b   Hakama, M ^a   Laurikka, J O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Incidence; Population; Risk factors; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARICOSIS;

EID: 4344626469     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.33.3.159     Document Type: Article

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