The role of pneumatic compression in the treatment of postmastectomy lymphedema. A randomized phase III study

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-190

  Dini, D ^a   Del Mastro, L ^a   Gozza, A ^a   Lionetto, R ^a   Garrone, O ^a   Forno, G ^a   Vidili, G ^a   Bertelli, G ^a   Venturini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Pneumatic compression; Postmastectomy lymphedema; Randomized study; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031952455     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008259505511     Document Type: Article

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