Early Rehabilitation Program in Postmastectomy Patients: A Prospective Clinical Trial

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Na, Young Moo ^a,b   Lee, Jee Sun ^a   Park, Jin Seok ^a   Kang, Seong Woong ^a   De Lee, Hy ^a   Koo, Ja Yun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Rehabilitation, mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033071214     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.1.1     Document Type: Article

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