Oedema in obesity; Role of structural lymphatic abnormalities

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1247-1250

  Vasileiou, A M ^a   Bull, R ^a   Kitou, D ^a   Alexiadou, K ^a   Garvie, N J ^a   Coppack, S W ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

idiopathic oedema; lymhoedema; lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 80052730402     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.273     Document Type: Review

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