Evaluation of a new approach to the treatment of lymphedema resulting from breast cancer therapy

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-62

  Pereira De Godoy, José Maria ^a   De Fatima Guerreiro Godoy, Maria ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Mastectomy; Therapy; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MYOLYMPHOKINETIC EXERCISE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT T TEST; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84871409457     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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