Compression prophylaxis may increase the potential for flight-associated lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment

Breast

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-71

  Graham, P H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FLIGHT; FLYING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036168709     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/brst.2001.0370     Document Type: Article

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