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01-08-2016 | Letter to the editor

Linfotaping with Kinesio® Tape to manage and treat lymphedema patients: safety and tolerability are more important than efficacy?

Authors: L.F. Nevola Teixeira, F. Sandrin, F. Baggi, M.C. Simoncini

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 8/2016

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Title: Linfotaping with Kinesio® Tape to manage and treat lymphedema patients: safety and tolerability are more important than efficacy?
Authors: L.F. Nevola Teixeira
F. Sandrin
F. Baggi
M.C. Simoncini
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3171-9

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