A patient-centered approach to treatment of morbid obesity and lower extremity complications: An overview and case studies

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-32

  Fife, Caroline E ^a   Benavides, Susan ^a   Carter, Marissa J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Compression bandaging; Infection; Lymphedema; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INJURY; LEG; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; SKIN DISEASE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEG; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SKIN DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38949169511     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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