Physiotherapy improves shoulder function after treatment in women with early breast cancer

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 398-401

  Cave, Judith ^a   Jones, Alison ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MASTECTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746023343     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2006.04.003     Document Type: Note

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