Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 654-656 , March 2001

Shopping for vascular surgery

Received 4 December 2000 ,Accepted 4 December 2000.

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☆ J Vasc Surg 2001;33:654-6.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Jack L. Cronenwett, MD, Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03755 (e-mail: j.cronenwett@hitchcock.org ).

PII: S0741-5214(01)86346-1

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.113488

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 654-656 , March 2001

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