Lymphedema after breast or gynecological cancer: Use and effectiveness of mainstream and complementary therapies

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 867-869

  Finnane, Anna ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Battistutta, Diana ^a   Janda, Monika ^a   Hayes, Sandra C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052242806     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0456     Document Type: Article

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