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Previous Volume 348:269-270 January 16, 2003 Number 3

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Second edition. Edited by Peter Gloviczki and James S.T. Yao. 557 pp., illustrated. London, Arnold, 2001. $129.95. ISBN 0-340-76130-X.

"Venous disease is among the most common medical conditions to affect mankind — approximately 1–3% of the population of the Western world is estimated to have severe venous problems at some point in their lives." So begins the first chapter in the second edition of the Handbook of Venous Disorders edited by Gloviczki and Yao. Should there be a definitive textbook on the pathophysiology and treatment of venous disease? Considering the magnitude of this problem, the answer is a resounding yes. The Handbook of Venous Disorders clearly fills this role.

This thoughtful and well-constructed book is divided into seven sections. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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