Journal article
Systematic review: conservative treatments for secondary lymphedema
Abstract
BackgroundSeveral conservative (i.e., nonpharmacologic, nonsurgical) treatments exist for secondary lymphedema. The optimal treatment is unknown. We examined the effectiveness of conservative treatments for secondary lymphedema, as well as harms related to these treatments.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE®, EMBASE®, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials®, AMED, and CINAHL from 1990 to January 19, 2010. We obtained English- and …
Authors
Oremus M; Dayes I; Walker K; Raina P
Journal
BMC Cancer, Vol. 12, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1186/1471-2407-12-6
ISSN
1471-2407