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with primary lymphedema and their
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connect with one another, help, and.
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figure 1. Screens from Uplyft application, a tool to connect primary lymphedema patients.

REFERENCES

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insights and policy implications. Journal of health and social behavior,

51 (1), 2010. 67-79. [2] Harding, J. E. The experiences of young people
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cles/83621556/experiences-young-people-primary-lymphoedema.

[3] Williams, A. F., Moffatt, C. J., and Franks, P. J. A phenomenological
study of the lived experiences of people with lymphoedema. International
journal of palliative nursing, 10 (6), 2004. 279-86. October 11 2014. http://
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