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Self-measurement of upper extremity volume in women post-breast cancer: reliability and validity study

, MSc, BPT, , MD & , PhD
Pages 283-287 | Received 15 Apr 2014, Accepted 28 Sep 2014, Published online: 24 Dec 2014

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