Lymphedema diagnosis and management

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-78

  Gary, Dayna E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete decongestive physiotherapy (CDP); Lymphedema; Manual lymph drainage (MLD); Primary lymphedema; Secondary lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 33847274152     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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