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UK sources of information and / or support
Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation
Founded in October 2010, they offer patient and family support in Scotland for vasculitis, including specialised variants like Wegener's granulomatosis, etc.
Stuart Strange Vasculitis Trust
Support and information for people with vasculitis.
St Thomas' Wegener's Trust
This website provides up-to-date information written by consultants about Wegener's and about the range of treatments available and the findings of the Trust's research. You will also find stories from people with first-hand experience of the disease and information about how to contribute to the work of the Trust.
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Information provided by the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Renal Unit for patients and for doctors who are not renal specialists.
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Reliable information provided by Arthritis Research UK.
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, 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.