Assessment and Risk Reduction in Lymphedema

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-19

  Bernas, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Classification; Measurement; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; NEOPLASM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84873139803     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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