Can a comprehensive lymphedema management program decrease limb size and reduce the incidence of infection in a woman with postmastectomy lymphedema?

Pierrette L Wing

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Can a comprehensive lymphedema management program decrease limb size and reduce the incidence of infection in a woman with postmastectomy lymphedema?

Pierrette L Wing

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Pierrette L Wing. 2002. Can a comprehensive lymphedema management program decrease limb size and reduce the incidence of infection in a woman with postmastectomy lymphedema?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12211239/

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