Shoulder movement after the treatment of early stage breast cancer

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-181

  Sugden, E M ^a,c   Rezvani, M ^b   Harrison, J M ^a   Hughes, L K ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Exercise; Radiotherapy; Shoulder movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 0031828604     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(98)80063-0     Document Type: Article

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