Programmable intermittent pneumatic compression as a component of therapy for breast cancer treatment-related truncal and arm lymphedema

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 397-402

  Hammond, Tina M ^a   Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^b  

^a Washington Hospital Lymphedema Services   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

intermittent pneumatic compression; lymphedema; self home care; truncal edema

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956630784     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822309343421     Document Type: Article

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