Pathogenesis and etiology of recurrent varicose veins

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 860-868

  Brake, Maresa ^a   Lim, Chung S ^a   Shepherd, Amanda C ^a   Shalhoub, Joseph ^a   Davies, Alun H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECANALIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT VARICOSE VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS;

EID: 84875209141     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.10.102     Document Type: Review

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