Efficacy of low-frequency low-intensity electrotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: A cross-over randomized trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 607-618

  Belmonte, Roser ^a,b   Tejero, Marta ^a   Ferrer, Montse ^b,c,d   Muniesa, Josep M ^a,b   Duarte, Esther ^a,b   Cunillera, Oriol ^c   Escalada, Ferran ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; electric stimulation therapy; lymphoedema; physical therapy; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRAINAGE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862299219     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511427414     Document Type: Article

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