Symptom burden and infection occurrence among individuals with extremity lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 113-123

  Ridner, S H ^a   Deng, J ^a   Fu, M R ^b   Radina, E ^c   Thiadens, S R J ^d   Weiss, J ^e   Dietrich, M S ^a   Cormier, J N ^f   Tuppo, C M ^g   Armer, J M ^h  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Lymphedema Network   (United States)

^e Klose Training and Consulting   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity lymphedema; Infection; Primary lymphedema; Secondary lymphedema; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ARM EDEMA; ARM PAIN; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; SYMPTOM; ARM; INFECTION; LEG;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876085759     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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