A simple and innovative device to measure arm volume at home for patients with lymphedema after breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 5434-5440

  Lette, Jean ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHEDEMA; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BREAST TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247187375     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.07.9376     Document Type: Article

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