Quality of life, upper extremity function and the effect of lymphedema treatment in breast cancer related lymphedema patients

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-247

  Park, Ji Eung ^a   Jang, Hye Jin ^a   Seo, Kwan Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Quality of life; Upper extremity function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862019373     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2012.36.2.240     Document Type: Article

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