The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 2S-48S

  Gloviczki, Peter ^a   Comerota, Anthony J ^b   Dalsing, Michael C ^c   Eklof, Bo G ^d   Gillespie, David L ^e   Gloviczki, Monika L ^a   Lohr, Joann M ^f   McLafferty, Robert B ^g   Meissner, Mark H ^h   Murad, M Hassan ^a   Padberg, Frank T ⁱ   Pappas, Peter J ⁱ   Passman, Marc A ^j   Raffetto, Joseph D ^k   Vasquez, Michael A ^l   Wakefield, Thomas W ^m  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b JOBST VASCULAR CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f Lohr Surgical Specialists   (United States)

^g SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^k VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^l Venous Institute of Buffalo   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULCER; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 79955584694     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.079     Document Type: Article

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