Low-level laser therapy in management of postmastectomy lymphedema

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-94

  Kaviani, Ahmad ^a   Fateh, Mohsen ^b   Yousefi Nooraie, Reza ^b   Alinagi Zadeh, Mohammad Reza ^c   Ataie Fashtami, Leila ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; LLLT; Postmastectomy lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ARM; AXILLA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746318333     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-006-0380-3     Document Type: Article

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