Palliative care for cancer-related lymphedema: A systematic review

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 821-827

  Beck, Marcia ^a   Wanchai, Ausanee ^b,d   Stewart, Bob R ^b   Cormier, Janice N ^c   Armer, Jane M ^b  

^a TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d Boromarajonani College of Nursing   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CASE STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPRESSION THERAPY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; OVARY CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLICATION; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84863795899     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0494     Document Type: Article

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