Reflux time estimation on air-plethysmography may stratify patients with early superficial venous insufficiency

Phlebology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-108

  Lattimer, C R ^a   Kalodiki, E ^a   Azzam, M ^a   Geroulakos, G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air plethysmography; CEAP clinical class; Reflux; Venous insufficiency; Venous severity score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS FILLING INDEX; VENOUS REFLUX; VENOUS VOLUME;

EID: 84879473896     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355513476205     Document Type: Article

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