Iatrogenic vascular injuries in varicose vein surgery: a systematic review.

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Published in World J Surg on January 01, 2007

Authors

Håkan Rudström1, Martin Björck, David Bergqvist

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. hakan.rudstrom@akademiska.se

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