Effects of manual lymphatic drainage on breast cancer-related lymphedema: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Huang, Tsai Wei ^a   Tseng, Sung Hui ^b   Lin, Chia Chin ^c   Bai, Chyi Huey ^c   Chen, Ching Shyang ^b   Hung, Chin Sheng ^b   Wu, Chih Hsiung ^d,e   Tam, Ka Wai ^b,c,e,f  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Manual lymph drainage; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872686267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-15     Document Type: Article

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