Evaluation of arm and shoulder mobility and strength after modified radical mastectomy and radiotherapy

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-283

  Blomqvist, Lennart ^a   Stark, Birgit ^a   Engler, Natacha ^b   Malm, Maj ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER;

EID: 2942531082     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860410026170     Document Type: Article

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