Perceptions of upper-body problems during recovery from breast cancer treatment

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-113

  Collins, Louisa G ^a   Nash, Robyn ^a   Round, Tracey ^a   Newman, Beth ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphoedema; Rehabilitation; Upper body morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MORBIDITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARM; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 1242336903     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0554-5     Document Type: Article

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