Delayed versus immediate exercises following surgery for breast cancer: A systematic review

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-271

  Shamley, Delva R ^a   Barker, Karen ^b   Simonite, Vanessa ^a   Beardshaw, Anna ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Meta analysis; RCTs; systematic review; Upper limb exercises

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RECORDING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROMA; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY; MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEROMA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 17744383563     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-4727-9     Document Type: Review

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