TY - JOUR T1 - VAricose veins AU - Merrigan JM, Hamdan A, Lynm C, Livingston EH Y1 - 2012/12/26 N1 - 10.1001/jama.2012.4099 JO - JAMA SP - 2638 EP - 2638 VL - 308 IS - 24 N2 - Varicose veins are swollen, bulgy, twisted veins that are visible just below the skin's surface. They may cause leg pain and swelling and can be cosmetically unappealing. The December 26, 2012, issue of JAMA includes an article about varicose veins. SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.4099 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.4099 ER -