Health-related quality of life and associated factors in patients with primary lymphedema

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-211

  Okajima, Shizuko ^a   Hirota, Akio ^c   Kimura, Emiko ^d   Inagaki, Misako ^e   Tamai, Nao ^a   Iizaka, Shinji ^a   Nakagami, Gojiro ^a   Mori, Taketoshi ^b   Sugama, Junko ^e   Sanada, Hiromi ^a  

^a Department of Gerontological Nursing Wound Care Management   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Hirota Internal Medicine Clinic   (Japan)

^d AOMORI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^e KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Coping behavior; Primary congenital lymphedema; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN LESIONS;

CELLULITIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; PRIMARY CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA; SKIN LESIONS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84891372384     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: 17427924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2012.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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