Self-reported comorbid conditions and medication usage in breast cancer survivors with and without Lymphedema

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-63

  Ridner, Sheila H ^a,b   Dietrich, Mary S ^a,b  

^a Department of Nursing ^*

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST TUMOR; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 38849201952     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.57-63     Document Type: Article

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