Lymphedema strategies for investigation and treatment: A review

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 173-177

  Tiwari, Pankaj ^a   Coriddi, Michelle ^a   Lamp, Susan ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 84870991602     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0b013e318275e7bd     Document Type: Article

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