Effect of family history on the incidence of varicose veins: A population-based follow-up study in Finland

Angiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 487-491

  Ahti, Tiina M ^a   Mäkivaara, Liisa A ^a   Luukkaala, Tiina ^a,b   Hakama, Matti ^a   Laurikka, Jari O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family history; Follow up studies; Incidence; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARICOSIS; AGED; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PEDIGREE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 70349566991     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319709335510     Document Type: Article

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