Chronic lymphedema, no more stepchild to modern medicine!

European Journal of Lymphology and Related Problems

Volumn 14, Issue 42, 2004, Pages 6-12

  Lee, Byung B ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Global therapeutic approach; Lymphedema management

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749090521     PISSN: 07785569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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