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Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 11. Lymphedema
Susan R. Harris, Maria R. Hugi, Ivo A. Olivotto, Mark Levine and The Steering Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
CMAJ January 23, 2001 164 (2) 191-199;
Susan R. Harris
Dr. Harris is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Hugi is with Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Olivotto is Clinical Professor in the Division of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Cancer Centre and the University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC; and Dr. Levine is with the Cancer Care Ontario Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, and the Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, and is the Buffett Taylor Chair in Breast Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.*The steering committee is part of Health Canada's Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative. A list of committee members appears in .
Maria R. Hugi
Dr. Harris is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Hugi is with Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Olivotto is Clinical Professor in the Division of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Cancer Centre and the University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC; and Dr. Levine is with the Cancer Care Ontario Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, and the Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, and is the Buffett Taylor Chair in Breast Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.*The steering committee is part of Health Canada's Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative. A list of committee members appears in .
Ivo A. Olivotto
Dr. Harris is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Hugi is with Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Olivotto is Clinical Professor in the Division of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Cancer Centre and the University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC; and Dr. Levine is with the Cancer Care Ontario Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, and the Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, and is the Buffett Taylor Chair in Breast Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.*The steering committee is part of Health Canada's Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative. A list of committee members appears in .
Mark Levine
Dr. Harris is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Hugi is with Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Olivotto is Clinical Professor in the Division of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Cancer Centre and the University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC; and Dr. Levine is with the Cancer Care Ontario Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, and the Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, and is the Buffett Taylor Chair in Breast Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.*The steering committee is part of Health Canada's Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative. A list of committee members appears in .
Dr. Harris is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Hugi is with Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Olivotto is Clinical Professor in the Division of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Cancer Centre and the University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC; and Dr. Levine is with the Cancer Care Ontario Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, and the Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, and is the Buffett Taylor Chair in Breast Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.*The steering committee is part of Health Canada's Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative. A list of committee members appears in .
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Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 11. Lymphedema
Susan R. Harris, Maria R. Hugi, Ivo A. Olivotto, Mark Levine, The Steering Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
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