The prevalence of arm oedema following treatment for breast cancer

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 377-380

  Mortimer, P S ^a   Bates, D O ^a,c   Brassington, H D ^b   Stanton, A W B ^a   Strachan, D P ^a   Levick, J R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029998223     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.5.377     Document Type: Article

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