Lymphspiration: Evidence-based or traditional treatment of cancer-related lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-27

  Johansson, K ^a   Karlsson, K ^b   Nikolaidis, P ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Compression; Exercise; Lymphedema; Manual lymph drainage; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CIRCULATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPHEDEMA; MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WEIGHT CONTROL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPLICATION; DRAINAGE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE;

BODY WEIGHT; DRAINAGE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84938597122     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: 25227963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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