A randomized study comparing manual lymph drainage with sequential pneumatic compression for treatment of postoperative arm lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 56-64

  Johansson, K ^a   Lie, E ^a   Ekdahl, C ^a   Lindfeldt, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG COMPRESSION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ARM; BANDAGES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031803729     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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