European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , January 2003

Primary varicose veins: The sapheno-femoral junction, distribution of varicosities and patterns of incompetence

,Accepted 17 September 2002.

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doi: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1782

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , January 2003

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