Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 182-188 , August 2007

Results of a single center vascular screening and education program

Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Jan 17-20, 2007.

Received 16 January 2007 ,Accepted 12 April 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00727-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.042

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 182-188 , August 2007

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