Lymphedema, lipedema, and the open wound: The role of compression therapy

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 639-658

  Macdonald, John M ^a,b,c   Sims, Nancy ^a,b   Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN; DIURETIC AGENT;

BANDAGE; BODY FAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDEMA; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038174841     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(02)00201-3     Document Type: Review

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