Risk Factors for the Swollen Ankle and Their Management at Low Cost: Not Forgetting Lymphedema

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 202-208

  Ryan, Terence J ^a  

^a Oxford International Wound Healing Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ankle swelling; lymphedema; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993813725     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153473460200100309     Document Type: Article

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