Essential to health yet overlooked: the vital role of the lymphatic system.

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British Journal of NursingVol. 29, No. 13 At a GlanceEssential to health yet overlooked: the vital role of the lymphatic systemMargaret Sneddon, Rebecca ElwellMargaret Sneddon(E-mail Address: [email protected])Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow and Trustee, British Lymphology SocietySearch for more papers by this author, Rebecca ElwellMacmillan Lymphoedema Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Royal Stoke University Hospital and Trustee, British Lymphology SocietySearch for more papers by this authorMargaret Sneddon; Rebecca ElwellPublished Online:10 Jul 2020https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.744AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Brown L for the British Lymphology Society. Who has a predisposition to lymphoedema and why? British Lymphology Society Lymph Fact Series. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/y8dez5gm (accessed 24 June 2020) Google ScholarMortimer PS, Rockson SG. New developments in clinical aspects of lymphatic disease. J Clin Invest. 2014;124(3):915-921. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI71608 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarRossitto G, Sneddon M, Rockson SG. The lymphatic system In: Touyz RMDelles C (eds). Textbook of vascular medicine. Cham (Switzerland): Springer 2019:45-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16481-2_5 Crossref, Google ScholarWoods M. Care of skin that is oedematous or at risk of oedema. Br J Nurs. 2019;28(11):674-676. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.11.674 Link, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byBritish Lymphology Society's EveryBodyCan campaign: 2021 relaunchMargaret Sneddon4 February 2021 | British Journal of Community Nursing, Vol. 26, No. 2 9 July 2020Volume 29Issue 13ISSN (print): 0966-0461ISSN (online): 2052-2819 Metrics History Published online 10 July 2020 Published in print 9 July 2020 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download