Lymphedema in Breast Cancer: Dilemmas and Challenges

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 350-352

  Singer, Marybeth ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; NURSING ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69449102430     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.CJON.350-352     Document Type: Article

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