Effectiveness of exercise programmes on shoulder mobility and lymphoedema after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer: systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1902-1914

  Chan, Dorothy N S ^a   Lui, Liza Y ^b   So, Winnie K W ^c  

^a Tang Shiu Kin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node dissection; Breast cancer; Exercise programmes; Lymphoedema; Nursing; Shoulder mobility; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955245896     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05374.x     Document Type: Review

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