Primary lower limb lymphedema: A focus on its functional, social and emotional impact

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 353-357

  Symvoulakis, Emmanouil K ^a   Anyfantakis, Dimitrios I ^a   Lionis, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lymphedema; Primary health care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GREECE; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 78649668267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.7.353     Document Type: Article

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