A randomized clinical trial comparing advanced pneumatic truncal, chest, and arm treatment to arm treatment only in self-care of arm lymphedema

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-158

  Ridner, Sheila H ^a   Murphy, Barbara ^b,c   Deng, Jie ^a   Kidd, Nancy ^a   Galford, Emily ^a   Bonner, Candace ^a   Bond, Stewart M ^a   Dietrich, Mary S ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Flexitouch System; Lymphedema; Manual lymphatic drainage; Pneumatic compression devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856228800     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1795-5     Document Type: Article

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