Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing Endovenous Laser Ablation with Stripping of the Great Saphenous Vein: Clinical Outcome and Recurrence After 2 Years
✍ Scribed by L.H. Rasmussen; L. Bjoern; M. Lawaetz; B. Lawaetz; A. Blemings; B. Eklöf
- Book ID
- 119315966
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 66 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6809
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