Early postoperative exercise improves shoulder range of motion in women with breast cancer compared with delayed exercise, but increases wound drainage volume and duration

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-

  Kilbreath, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84868302849     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebn1111     Document Type: Note

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