A New Gold Standard for Varicose Vein Treatment?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-98

  Enzler, M A ^a   van den Bos, R R ^b  

^a KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; LASER SURGERY; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS;

CATHETER ABLATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LIGATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73749085235     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.09.008     Document Type: Editorial

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