Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 90-100 , June 2010

Radiofrequency Ablation: Evolution of a Treatment

  • Joann Lohr, MD, FACS, RVT

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Joann Lohr, Lohr Surgical Specialists, LLC, 6350 Glenway Avenue, Suite 203, Cincinnati, OH 45211
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  • Aaron Kulwicki, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2010.01.004

Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 90-100 , June 2010

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