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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a leaflet on Varicose Veins.
British Varicose Vein Centre
The Centre specialises in new minimally invasive techniques for varicose veins. Their website also has useful information about varicose veins.
Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Transilluminated Powered Phlebectomy for Varicose Veins
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Endovenous Laser Treatment of the Long Saphenous Vein
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Ultrasound-guided Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Varicose Veins General Information
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
Varicose Veins - The Operation
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
Varicose Veins - Sclerotherapy or Injection Treatment
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
Diseases of the Veins
Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Varicose Veins
Patient information from a website written by a consultant surgeon in the UK.
The Veins Website
A site dedicated to the understanding of varicose veins, underlying causes of varicose veins and the best treatments available for varicose veins, written by a UK vascular surgeon.
Medicine Guide for Varicose Veins
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Varicose Veins
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Varicose Veins
Information from BUPA.
Varicose Vein Surgery
Information from BUPA.
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.