Treatment for upper-limb and lower-limb lymphedema by professionals specializing in lymphedema care

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 557-564

  Langbecker, D ^a   Hayes, S C ^a   Newman, B ^a   Janda, M ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Gynaecological cancer; Lymphoedema; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STANDARD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349107965     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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