The standard of care for lymphedema: Current concepts and physiological considerations

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-108

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY; COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOME CARE; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LIMB; LIMB PAIN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 67650851466     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2009.0006     Document Type: Review

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