The role of occupational upper extremity use in breast cancer related upper extremity lymphedema

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-19

  Tahan, Gulgun ^a   Johnson, Ronald ^a   Mager, Lisa ^b   Soran, Atilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Occupation; Stage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 75849137950     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-009-0103-4     Document Type: Article

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