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Specific Aims 1. To determine the eleven-year incidence of new venous disease, and progression of existing disease, in a multi-ethnic cohort of 1600 men and women who had their venous status(prevalence) accurately determined at baseline. 2. To evaluate risk factors for incident and progressive venous disease. 3. To determine the temporal relation of symptoms to venous disease;i.e. can symptoms precede(as well as follow) incident or progressive venous disease? 4. a) to evaluate change in a quality of life, accompanying incident or progressive venous disease accounting for changes in non-venous morbidity. b) to utlize a new comprehensive, validated QOL and symptom index, the Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study
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