Treatment of varicose veins: The present and the future - A questionnaire survey

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 561-564

  Winterborn, R J ^a   Corbett, C R R ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional surgery; Endovenous laser; Foam sclerotherapy; Radiofrequency ablation; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENDOVENOUS LASER; FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LASER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS;

CATHETER ABLATION; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 55049110468     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X318228     Document Type: Article

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