Changes in health-related quality of life after ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for great and small saphenous varicose veins

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 913-920

  Darvall, Katy A L ^a,b   Sam, Rachel C ^b   Bate, Gareth R ^a   Silverman, Stanley H ^b   Adam, Donald J ^a   Bradbury, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12; ULTRASOUND; VEIN SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949891819     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.11.045     Document Type: Article

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