Correction (DOI:10.1016/j.jvs.2008.06.004);Duplex ultrasound changes in the great saphenous vein after endosaphenous laser occlusion with 808-nm wavelength

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1262-1271

  Corcos, Leonardo ^a   Dini, Sergio ^b   Peruzzi, Giampiero ^c   Pontello, Daniele ^a   Dini, Mario ^b   De Anna, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Prosperius Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOGENESIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 55049107541     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.027     Document Type: Erratum

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