A weighty matter - Lifting after breast cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 710-711

  Demark Wahnefried, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM SWELLING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIFTING EFFORT; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT LIFTING; BREAST TUMOR; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MASTECTOMY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST SAVINGS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 68849088801     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0905623     Document Type: Editorial

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