Open AccessLymphoedema: an underestimated health problem
Author(s) -
Christine Moffatt,
Peter J. Franks,
Debra Doherty,
Anne Williams,
Caroline Badger,
Eunice Jeffs,
Nick Bosanquet,
P Mortimer
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
qjm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1460-2725
pISSN - 1460-2393
DOI - 10.1093/qjmed/hcg126
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , quality of life (healthcare) , population , catchment area , health care , pediatrics , physical therapy , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , drainage basin , cartography , geography , economic growth , economics
Lymphoedema/chronic oedema is an important cause of morbidity in the population, but little is known of its epidemiology and impact on patients or health services.