Management of varicose veins: A survey of current practice by members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-80

  Edwards, Anusha G ^a   Baynham, S ^a   Lees, T ^b   Mitchell, D C ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Survey; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; E-MAIL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; VEIN SURGERY;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BANDAGES; CARDIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 58349109283     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X358953     Document Type: Article

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