How much vascular disease is reported by the UK media?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1167-1168

  Williamson, James ^a   Hocken, David ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ANEURYSM; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; BYPASS SURGERY; CLAUDICATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LETTER; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEWSPAPERS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 77953842868     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02440.x     Document Type: Letter

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