Impact of a community-based lymphedema management program on episodes of Adenolymphangitis (ADLA) and lymphedema progression--Odisha State, India.

• Main Authors: Katherine E Mues (Author), Michael Deming (Author), David G Kleinbaum (Author), Philip J Budge (Author), Mitch Klein (Author), Juan S Leon (Author), Aishya Prakash (Author), Jonathan Rout (Author), LeAnne M Fox (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lymphedema management programs have been shown to decrease episodes of adenolymphangitis (ADLA), but the impact on lymphedema progression and of program compliance have not been thoroughly explored. Our objectives were to determine the rate of ADLA episodes and lymphedema progression over time for p...