Compression garments versus compression bandaging in decongestive lymphatic therapy for breast cancer-related lymphedema: A randomized controlled trial

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1031-1036

  King, Myrna ^a   Deveaux, Audrey ^a   White, Heather ^a   Rayson, Daniel ^b  

^a Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Compression bandaging; Compression garments; Decongestive lymphatic therapy; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONGESTIVE LYMPHATIC THERAPY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84863481993     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1178-9     Document Type: Article

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