Integrated management of filarial lymphedema for rural communities

Lymphology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Narahari, S R ^a   Ryan, T J ^b   Mahadevan, P E ^a   Bose, K S ^a   Prasanna, K S ^a  

^a Institute of Applied Dermatology   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Integrated medicine; Lymphatic filariasis; Lymphedema; Reverse pharmacology; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JATYADI THAILA; OIL; PHANTA; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BANDAGE; BIOMEDICINE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG USE; ELEPHANTIASIS; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIAN MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE; INTERTRIGO; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POST INDIAN MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE YOGA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVERSE PHARMACOLOGY DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN CARE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND INFECTION; YOGA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BANDAGES; DRAINAGE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEAT; HUMANS; INDIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; SOAPS; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 34247617682     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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