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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: SURVIVORSHIP

Validation of the Lymphoedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (LYMQOL) in Swedish cancer patients

Madelene WedinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mats FredriksonForum Östergötland, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; View further author information
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Eva AhlnerDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Department of Oncology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; View further author information
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Annika FalkDepartment of Oncology, Norrlands University Hospital, Umeå, SwedenView further author information
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Åsa SandströmDepartment of Oncology, Norrlands University Hospital, Umeå, SwedenView further author information
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Gabriel LindahlDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Department of Oncology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; View further author information
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Per RosenbergDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Department of Oncology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; View further author information
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Preben KjølhedeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5702-4116View further author information
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Pages 365-371 | Received 28 Apr 2019, Accepted 30 Nov 2019, Published online: 18 Dec 2019

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