Assessment of breast cancer-related arm lymphedemacomparison of physical measurement methods and self-report

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-62

  Czerniec, S A ^a   Ward, L C ^b   Refshauge, K M ^a   Beith, J ^c   Lee, M J ^a   York, S ^a   Kilbreath, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance spectroscopy; Limb circumference; Perometer; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BIOIMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHEDEMA; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PEROMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 72449146247     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: 15324192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07357900902918494     Document Type: Article

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