Assessing local tissue edema in postmastectomy lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm lymphedema; Breast cancer; Dielectric constant; Edema measurement; Lymphedema measurement; Lymphedema treatment; Tissue water

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MEASUREMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34547871619     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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