Management of patients with lymphoedema caused by filariasis in north-eastern Tanzania

Physiotherapy

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 743-749

  Bernhard, Lise ^a   Bernhard, Peter ^a   Magnussen, Pascal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bandaging; Complex decongestive physiotherapy; Elephantiasis; Filariasis; Lymphoedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LEG EXERCISE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TANZANIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 4444284470     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)60500-7     Document Type: Article

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