Outcome assessment after varicose veins treatment

Phlebologie

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 205-209

  Guex, Jean Jérôme ^a,b  

^a Universidad Catolica Argentina Buenos Aires ^*

^b Universidad Catolica Argentina Buenos Aires   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disorders; Evaluation; Patient reported outcomes; Quality of life; Severity score; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VARICOSIS;

EID: 53549126329     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1622232     Document Type: Article

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