Breast cancer-related lymphedema in elderly patients

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-253

  Balci, Fatih Levent ^a   DeGore, Lori ^a   Soran, Atilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Elderly; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; AXILLARY REVERSE MAPPING; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LYMPHADENITIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUNBURN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84871556657     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e3182566eb2     Document Type: Article

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