Holistic management of lymphoedema in japan: Two contrasting cases

Journal of Lymphoedema

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 40-43

  Arinaga, Yoko ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; TAI CHI; TONOMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84879117423     PISSN: 17507235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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