title: Management of lymphoedema: a community-based approach.
abstract: Lymphoedema causes considerable physical, emotional and social problems. This article describes the establishment of a community lymphoedema service in one district health authority. The proposal won the Queen's Nursing Institute Innovation Award in 1991. A second article will review the first year of the clinical service.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009937:Organizational Objectives