Failure of microvenous valves in small superficial veins is a key to the skin changes of venous insufficiency

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 62S-69S.e3

  Vincent, Jordan R ^a   Jones, Gregory Thomas ^a   Hill, Geraldine B ^a   Van Rij, Andre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LEG VARICOSIS; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MICROVENOUS VALVE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN MANIFESTATION; ULCER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 82455210217     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.06.085     Document Type: Article

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