Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 14-23 , 2010

Phlebolymphedema–A Common Underdiagnosed and Undertreated Problem in the Wound Care Clinic

  • Wade Farrow, MD, FCCWS

      Affiliations

    • William P. Fife Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center, College Station Medical Center, College Station, TX 77845, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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 Conflict of interest: The author reports no conflicts of interest. The author is a board member of the National Lymphedema Network and the founder and CEO of Farrow Medical Innovations.

PII: S1876-4983(10)00007-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2010.04.004

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 14-23 , 2010

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