Patients' Expectations before and Satisfaction after Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 642-647

  Darvall, K A L ^a,b   Bate, G R ^a   Sam, R C ^a   Adam, D J ^a   Silverman, S H ^b   Bradbury, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Sclerotherapy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLOTHING; COMPRESSION GARMENT; EXPECTATION; FOAM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG VARICOSIS; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VARICOSIS; WORK; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 70449713665     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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