The grading of lymphedema in oncology clinical trials

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 214-225

  Cheville, Andrea L ^a   McGarvey, Charles L ^b   Petrek, Jeanne A ^b   Russo, Sandra A ^b   Thiadens, Saskia R J ^b   Taylor, Marie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM AMPUTATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MEASUREMENT; ONCOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0042027770     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4296(03)00038-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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