Active exercises utilizing a facilitating device in the treatment of lymphedema resulting from breast cancer therapy;Aktive übungen zur reduzierung des lymphoedems nach brustkrebsbehandlung

GMS German Medical Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro ^a   Oliani, Antonio Helio ^b   Pereira de Godoy, Jose Maria ^c  

^a Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto FAMERP   (Brazil)

^b Department of the Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto ^*  (Brazil)

^c CNPq National Council for Research and Development   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active exercises; Devices; Lymphedema; Mamma carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960992903     PISSN: 16123174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3205/000120     Document Type: Article

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