Secondary care treatment of patients with varicose veins in National Health Service England: At least how it appeared on a National Health Service website

Phlebology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 184-189

  Lim, C S ^a   Gohel, M S ^a   Shepherd, A C ^a   Davies, A H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ligation; Sclerotherapy; Surgery; Varicose veins; Vein stripping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; AMBULATORY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; LIGATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIGATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; STATE MEDICINE; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77955761646     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.009035     Document Type: Article

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