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Symptom Frequency, Intensity, and Distress in Patients with Lower Limb Lymphedema.
Lymphatic research and biology - 1 Jun 2016
Stolldorf Deonni P, Dietrich Mary S, Ridner Sheila H
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BACKGROUND: Patients with lower limb lymphedema experience symptoms of pain, swelling, tightness, and heaviness in their legs. Less is known of the intensity and distress associated with these symptoms. This study sought to identify and compare the symptoms and the level of intensity and distress associated with symptoms by type of lymphatic disruption. METHODS AND RESULTS: A cross-sectional design was used....
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