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Manual Lymph Drainage (Földi Method)

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Manual lymph drainage is a massage technique that is one of the components of complete decongestive physiotherapy (CDP) (described intensively in Chap. 27).

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  1. Clinic for Lymphology, Földiklinik, Hinterzarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Etelka Földi

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  1. Etelka Földi
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  2. Martha Földi
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  1. George Washington University, Washington D.C, Washington, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

  2. School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    John Bergan

  3. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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Földi, E., Földi, M. (2011). Manual Lymph Drainage (Földi Method). In: Lee, BB., Bergan, J., Rockson, S. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-567-5_28

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