Chronic peripheral oedema: The critical role of the lymphatic system

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 448-453

  Mortimer, Peter S ^a   Levick, J Rodney ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

BODY POSITION; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PERIPHERAL EDEMA; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DIURETIC THERAPY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LIMB ELEVATION; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLASMA; PLASMA ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION PUMP; PNEUMATIC TOOL; REVIEW; TISSUE PRESSURE;

EID: 7644244750     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-5-448     Document Type: Review

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