Quality of life of women with lower-limb lymphedema following gynecological cancer

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-297

  Finnane, Anna ^a   Hayes, Sandra C ^a   Obermair, Andreas ^b   Janda, Monika ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

function; gynecological cancer; lymphedema; quality of life

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION GARMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENERGY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHEDEMA; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT LIFTING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79959208010     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.11.30     Document Type: Review

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