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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Ozone Gas Bath Combined with Endovenous Laser Therapy for Lower Limb Venous Ulcers: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Yi-Ting ZhouDepartment of Radiology, Wuxi Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuxi, China
, MD,
Xu-Dong ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanjing Medical University Wuxi Second Hospital, Wuxi, China
, MD,
Jian-Wei JiangDepartment of Radiology, Wuxi Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuxi, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Xin-Sheng LiDepartment of Radiology, Wuxi Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuxi, China
, MD &
Zhen-Hai WuDepartment of Radiology, Wuxi Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuxi, China
, MD
Pages 254-259 | Received 07 Dec 2015, Accepted 14 Dec 2015, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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