The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 506-515, December 2010

Self-reported arm-lymphedema and functional impairment after breast cancer treatment – A nationwide study of prevalence and associated factors

  • Rune Gärtner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast Surgery, Rigshospitalet 3103, Copenhagen University, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45 26 74 70 48 (mobile); fax: +45 35 45 32 45.
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  • Maj-Britt Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, DBCG, Rigshospitalet 2501, Copenhagen University, Denmark
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  • Lise Kronborg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational- and Physiotherapy, Rigshospitalet 4114, Copenhagen University, Denmark
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  • Marianne Ewertz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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  • Henrik Kehlet

      Affiliations

    • Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet 4074, Copenhagen University, Denmark
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  • Niels Kroman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast Surgery, Rigshospitalet 3103, Copenhagen University, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 22 March 2010; received in revised form 14 May 2010; accepted 24 May 2010. published online 21 June 2010.

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PII: S0960-9776(10)00147-5

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2010.05.015

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 506-515, December 2010

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