The relative impact on leg symptoms of fears of getting varicose veins and of great saphenous vein reflux

Phlebology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 347-352

  Blaettler, W ^a   Amsler, F ^b   Mendoza, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Amsler Consulting   (Switzerland)

^c Venenpraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Great saphenous vein; Reflux; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEAR; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX; HUMAN; LEG SWELLING; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENOUS REFLUX;

CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN; REFLUX; VARICOSE VEINS;

ADULT; AGED; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84890142323     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2012.011158     Document Type: Article

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