The effect of complete decongestive therapy on the quality of life of patients with peripheral lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 46-58

  Weiss, Janet M ^a   Spray, B J ^a  

^a Cox Reg Ctr for Sports Med/Rehab ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; BANDAGES; DRAINAGE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036285694     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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