Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S1-S3 , December 2007

Preface: Acute and chronic venous disease. Current status and future directions

  • Mark H. Meissner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Mark H. Meissner, MD, Department of Surgery, Box 356410, University of Washington Medical Center, 1589 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, Washington 98195
    • ,
  • Bo Eklof, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Straub Foundation, Helsingborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Joann M. Lohr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lohr Surgical Specialists, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Straub Foundation, Helsingborg, Sweden
    • Kistner Vein Clinic, Honolulu, Hawaii
    • ,
  • Robert Kistner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Straub Foundation, Helsingborg, Sweden
    • Kistner Vein Clinic, Honolulu, Hawaii
    • ,
  • Thomas W. Wakefield, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Received 16 September 2006 ,Accepted 19 August 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none

PII: S0741-5214(07)01365-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.08.036

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S1-S3 , December 2007

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