A new technique for the quantification of peripheral edema with application in both unilateral and bilateral cases

Angiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-47

  Cornish, Bruce H ^a   Thomas, Brian J ^a   Ward, Leigh C ^b   Hirst, Cherrell ^c   Bunce, Ian H ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Wesley Breast Clinic   (Australia)

^d Haematology and Oncology Clinics of Australasia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIMB; LYMPHEDEMA; MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; LYMPHEDEMA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036170540     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970205300106     Document Type: Article

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