Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 11. Lymphedema

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-199

  Harris, S R ^a   Hugi, M R ^a   Olivotto, I A ^a   Levine, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; PYRONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0035936536     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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