Recommendations for physical and occupational therapy practice from the perspective of clients undergoing therapy for breast cancer-related impairments

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 257-264

  Lattanzi, Jill B ^a   Giuliano, Suzanne ^a   Meehan, Caitlin ^a   Sander, Beth ^a   Wootten, Rachel ^a   Zimmerman, Amanda ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78751530194     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: 1945404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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