A prospective randomized trial of the management of suction drains following breast cancer surgery with axillary clearance

Breast

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 271-274

  Ackroyd, R ^a   Reed, M W R ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROMA; SUCTION DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030728661     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(97)90003-5     Document Type: Article

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