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Lower-Extremity Lymphedema and Elevated Body-Mass Index
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This letter reports lymphedema in 5 of 15 morbidly obese patients and suggests that morbid obesity may constitute a novel cause of lymphedema.
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- Authors
- Greene, A. K., Grant, F. D., & Slavin, S. A.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2012-05-31
- Volume
- 366
- Issue
- 22
- Pages
- 2136-2137
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
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- W2319668575
- Cited by
- 218
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 5.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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