Determining the precision of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and bioelectric impedance spectroscopy in the assessment of breast cancer-related lymphedema

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-109

  Newman, Anne L ^a,b   Rosenthall, Leonard ^b   Towers, Anna ^b   Hodgson, Pamela ^b   Shay, Carol A ^b   Tidhar, Dorit ^b   Vigano, Antonio ^b   Kilgour, Robert D ^a,b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BONE DENSITY; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84879355630     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: 15578585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2012.0020     Document Type: Article

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