Predictive factors of response to intensive decongestive physiotherapy in upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer treatment: A cohort study

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Vignes, Stéphane ^a   Porcher, Raphaël ^b   Champagne, Annick ^a   Dupuy, Alain ^b  

^a Hopital de la Fondation Cognacq Jay   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Physiotherapy; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745921795     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-005-9021-y     Document Type: Article

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