Radiation therapy. Guidelines for physiotherapists

Physiotherapy

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 387-395

  Brooks, Claire ^a  

^a London Health Services Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Physiotherapy; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031684129     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61467-8     Document Type: Article

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