Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 447-450 , July 2006

Establishment of a Varicose Vein Center in a Tertiary Vascular Surgery Practice: Urban Versus Rural Differences

  • Syed M. Hussain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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  • Robert B. McLafferty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Robert B. McLafferty, MD, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19638 Springfield, IL 62794-9638, USA
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  • Marc A. Passman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Jeffrey B. Datillo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Don E. Ramsey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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  • Raoul J. Guzman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Thomas C. Naslund, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Kim J. Hodgson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA

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 Presented at the Winter Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Park City, UT, January 27, 2006.

PII: S0890-5096(06)61460-X

doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9092-1

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 447-450 , July 2006

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