Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 451-457 , July 2006

A Nonrandomised Controlled Trial of Endovenous Laser Therapy and Surgery in the Treatment of Varicose Veins

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 Financial support was provided by the Academic Vascular Surgery Unit, Hull Royal Infirmary, and the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull UK.

PII: S0890-5096(06)61461-1

doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9095-y

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 451-457 , July 2006

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