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Peripheral Vascular Disease
UK sources of information and / or support
Leaflets on this website (Patient UK)
Includes one on Peripheral Vascular Disease.
Circulation Foundation
Dedicated to raising funds for research and awareness of vascular (circulatory) disease. Their website includes information on intermittent claudication (peripheral vascular disease of the legs).
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about peripheral vascular disease.
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Website to provide members of the public with an easy to understand guide to Peripheral Arterial Disease (also called PAD).
Peripheral arterial disease
A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Peripheral Arterial Disease in Legs Smoking - The FactsPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Circulation FoundationMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Peripheral Vascular DiseaseDiagrams related to this topic (^ top of page)
Arteries Of The Body (diagram)UK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Peripheral Vascular DiseaseOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Pill/Tablet Equipment
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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