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Venous Disease in Hong Kong

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It is not surprising that varicose vein disease is the commonest disease encountered in vascular surgery clinic in Hong Kong. Both the climate of South-East Asia and the culture of Hong Kong have great impact on the management of this condition.

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Skyi Pang Yin Chun

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Chun, S.P.Y. (2017). Venous Disease in Hong Kong. In: Dardik, A. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33745-6_30

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