Reliability of bioimpedance spectroscopy and tonometry after breast conserving cancer treatment

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-87

  Moseley, A ^a   Piller, N ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOIMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; SUPINE POSITION; TONOMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 45749147385     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2008.1002     Document Type: Article

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