Postmastectomy lymphedema: A call for osteopathic medical research [1]

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 110-111

  Ota, Ken S ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LETTER; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MASTECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645535568     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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