Breast-cancer-related lymphedema: Information, symptoms, and risk-reduction behaviors

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Fu, Mei R ^a   Axelrod, Deborah ^b   Haber, Judith ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer related lymphedema; Risk reduction behaviors; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 56849102709     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2008.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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