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Study Regarding the Effectiveness of Manual Lymphatic Drainage in the Case of Patients with Breast Cancer that Present Lymphedema Cover

Study Regarding the Effectiveness of Manual Lymphatic Drainage in the Case of Patients with Breast Cancer that Present Lymphedema

By: Alexandru Mioc and  Corina Pantea  
Open Access
|Aug 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2013-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6040 | Journal ISSN: 2065-0574
Language: English
Page range: 28 - 33
Published on: Aug 23, 2013
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2013 Alexandru Mioc, Corina Pantea, published by West University of Timisoara
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.