Upper extremity rehabilitation in women with breast cancer after axillary dissection: Clinical practice guidelines

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 91-103

  Harris, Susan R ^a   Hugi, Maria R ^b   Olivotto, Ivo A ^c   Niesen Vertommen, Sherri L ^d   Dingee, Carol K ^b   Eddy, Faye ^e   Allan, Sharon J ^c   Haylock, Brian J ^c   Kwan, Winkle B C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Cancer Agency ^*  (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^d Hope Cancer Health Society   (Canada)

^e Capital Health Region   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Physical rehabilitation; Therapeutic exercise

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035680278     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/critrevphysrehabilmed.v13.i2-3.10     Document Type: Article

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