A new technique for measuring skin changes of patients with chronic postmastectomy lymphedema

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-85

  Mirnajafi, Ali ^a   Moseley, Amanda ^b   Piller, Neil ^b  

^a MCGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 7444237066     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2004.2.82     Document Type: Article

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