Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions in the management of lymphedema postmastectomy;Eficacia del tratamiento conservador no farmacológico del linfedema postmastectomía

Rehabilitacion

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 126-134

  Flórez García, Mariano Tomás ^a,b   Valverde Carrillo, M D ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast; Complete decongestive therapy; Exercise; Hosiery; Lymphedema; Manual lymph drainage; Physical therapy; Pneumatic compression; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547859231     PISSN: 00487120     EISSN: 15783278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7120(07)75500-7     Document Type: Review

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