Lymphedema and obesity: Is there a link?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 154e-160e

  Mehrara, Babak J ^a   Greene, Arin K ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; OBESITY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; OBESITY;

EID: 84907194224     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000268     Document Type: Article

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