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Although chronic venous disorders of the lower limbs are common problems, there were no uniform standards for the assessment of clinical stage and symptom severity. The outcome of treatment strategies was also not standardized. There were considerable variations in the intra- and inter-observer data. In such a setting, comparison of inter-institutional data became a difficult task. The need for uniform reporting standards of venous disorders was a felt need among clinicians interested in the problem. The credit for evolving such standards goes to the American Venous Forum.
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Vaidyanathan, S. (2015). Chronic Venous Disorders: Classification, Severity Assessment, and Nomenclature. In: Chronic Venous Disorders of the Lower Limbs. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1991-0_4
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