Lymphedema

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 191-197

  Maclellan, Reid A ^a   Greene, Arin K ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Lymphedema; Management; Primary; Secondary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; ONSET AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CHILD; NEWBORN;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 84925942887     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: 15329453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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