Impact of lymphedema and arm symptoms on quality of life in breast cancer survivors

Lymphology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Hormes, J M ^a   Bryan, C ^a   Lytle, L A ^b   Gross, C R ^c   Ahmed, R L ^b   Troxel, A B ^d   Schmitz, Kathryn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Arm symptoms; Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM SWELLING; ARM SYMPTOM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77952362177     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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