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Endovenous therapies of lower extremity varicosities: A meta-analysis

Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2008 · Vol. 49(1) · pp. 230–239

Renate van den Bos(Erasmus MC)Lidia R. Arends(Erasmus MC)Michaël Kockaert(Erasmus MC)Martino Neumann(Erasmus MC)Tamar Nijsten✉(Erasmus MC)

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicineRandomized controlled trialMeta-analysisSclerotherapyConfidence intervalOdds ratioSurgeryRadiofrequency ablationObservational studyInternal medicine

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HumansLigationTime FactorsVaricose VeinsVascular Surgical ProceduresSclerotherapyOdds RatioTreatment OutcomeCatheter AblationUltrasonography, InterventionalRisk AssessmentLower ExtremityLaser Therapy

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