Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 107-112 , June 2010

Management of Secondary Varicosities

  • Eric Mowatt-Larssen, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Eric Mowatt-Larssen, Division of Vascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 3475 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705

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doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2010.01.006

Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 107-112 , June 2010

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