Psychological consequences of lymphoedema associated with breast cancer: A prospective cohort study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3211-3218

  Vassard, Ditte ^a   Olsen, Maja Halgren ^a   Zinckernagel, Line ^a   Vibe Petersen, Jette ^b   Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b Health Care Centre for Cancer Survivors   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer treatment; Emotional effect; Late effects; Lymphoedema; Psychological effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649632756     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.07.041     Document Type: Article

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