Prevalence of primary chronic venous disease: The Bulgarian experience

International Angiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-310

  Zahariev, T ^a   Anastassov, V ^b   Girov, K ^c   Goranova, E ^d   Grozdinski, L ^d   Kniajev, V ^e   Stankev, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^c Military Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^d National Cardiology Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Telangiectasias; Varicose veins, congenital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TELANGIECTASIA; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; AGE; BULGARIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELANGIECTASIS; VARICOSE VEINS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BULGARIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TELANGIECTASIS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 70350474674     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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