Approach to diagnosing lower extremity edema

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 242-252

  Yale, Steven H ^a   Mazza, Joseph J ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; FUNCTION TEST; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; VENOUS STASIS;

EID: 0034850372     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12019-001-0021-5     Document Type: Article

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