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Lymphoedema After Breast Cancer Treatment is Associated With Higher Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Excess body weight has been identified as an important risk factor for lymphoedema following breast cancer treatment, however it remains unclear how much risk increases as weight increases. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of...

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Autores principales: Manirakiza, Astère, Irakoze, Laurent, Shui, Lin, Manirakiza, Sébastien, Ngendahayo, Louis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The East African Health Research Commission 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8279288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34308212
http://dx.doi.org/10.24248/EAHRJ-D-19-00009