Complex decongestive therapy and taping for patients with postmastectomy lymphedema: A randomized controlled study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 585-590

  Pekyavaş, Nihan Özünlü ^a   Tunay, Volga Bayrakci ^b   Akbayrak, Türkan ^b   Kaya, Serap ^b   Karataş, Metin ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Complex decongestive therapy; Exercise; Kinesio Taping application; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TURKEY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TURKEY;

EID: 84912012738     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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