Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 101-106 , June 2010

Laser Treatment of Varicose Veins: Order Out of Chaos

  • Jennifer L. Ash, MD
    • ,
  • Colleen J. Moore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Colleen J. Moore, Division of Vascular Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 421 N 9th Street, PO Box 19680, Springfield, IL 62794-9680

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PII: S0895-7967(10)00006-2

doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2010.01.005

Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 101-106 , June 2010

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