Incidence and prevalence of lymphedema in patients following burn injury: A five-year retrospective and three-month prospective study

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-24

  Hettrick, Heather ^a   Nof, Leah ^b   Ward, Scott ^c   Ecthernach, John ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

BURNS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LYMPHEDEMA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444325406     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1539685041690472     Document Type: Review

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