Is physical function a more appropriate measure than volume excess in the assessment of breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL)?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2168-2172

  Pain, S J ^a   Vowler, S L ^b   Purushotham, A D ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arm function; Breast cancer; Lmphoedema; Psychological morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0142091589     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(02)00770-0     Document Type: Article

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