Decongestion improves cell-mediated immunity in postmastectomy arm lymphoedema: A pilot study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1579-1582

  Szolnoky, G ^a,b   Dobozy, A ^a,b   Kemeny L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONGESTIVE LYMPHATIC THERAPY; DILUTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; TUBERCULIN TEST; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84888198204     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04647.x     Document Type: Article

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