Quality of life among breast cancer patients with lymphedema: A systematic review of patient-reported outcome instruments and outcomes

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-92

  Pusic, Andrea L ^a   Cemal, Yeliz ^a   Albornoz, Claudia ^a   Klassen, Anne ^b   Cano, Stefan ^c   Sulimanoff, Isabel ^a   Hernandez, Marisol ^a   Massey, Marga ^d   Cordeiro, Peter ^a   Morrow, Monica ^a   Mehrara, Babak ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d The Dr M Massey Practice Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873751186     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0247-5     Document Type: Review

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