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Measuring lymphedema in patients with breast cancer: go with the flow?

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    Kelly K. Hunt, Robert Askew & Janice N. Cormier

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Hunt, K.K., Askew, R. & Cormier, J.N. Measuring lymphedema in patients with breast cancer: go with the flow?. Breast Cancer Res Treat 117, 559–560 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-009-0320-6

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