Venous changes and lymphoedema 4 years after axillary surgery for breast cancer
β Scribed by T. M. Bennett Britton; S. J. A. Buczacki; C. L. Turner; S. L. Vowler; S. J. Pain; A. D. Purushotham
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5711
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β¦ Synopsis
Lymphoedema is progressive
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