Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S68-S83 , December 2007

Secondary chronic venous disorders

  • 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, WA 98195.
    • ,
  • Bo Eklof, MD

      Affiliations

    • Straub Foundation, Helsingborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Phillip Coleridge Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Michael C. Dalsing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, Ind
    • ,
  • Ralph G. DePalma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Peter Gloviczki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Gregory Moneta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Ore
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  • Peter Neglén, MD

      Affiliations

    • River Oaks Hospital, Flowood, Miss
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  • Thomas O’ Donnell, MD

      Affiliations

    • New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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  • Hugo Partsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
    • ,
  • Seshadri Raju, MD

      Affiliations

    • River Oaks Hospital, Flowood, Miss

Received 28 September 2006 ,Accepted 19 August 2007.

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