The effect of relaxation techniques on edema, anxiety and depression in post-mastectomy lymphedema patients undergoing comprehensive decongestive therapy: A clinical trial

Bahareh Abbasi; Navid Mirzakhany; Leila Angooti Oshnari; Ashkan Irani; Samaneh Hosseinzadeh; Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei; Shahpar Haghighat

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190231

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The effect of relaxation techniques on edema, anxiety and depression in post-mastectomy lymphedema patients undergoing comprehensive decongestive therapy: A clinical trial

Bahareh Abbasi,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Navid Mirzakhany,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Leila Angooti Oshnari,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Shohada Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ashkan Irani,

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Samaneh Hosseinzadeh,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biostatistics Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Shahpar Haghighat

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sha_haghighat@yahoo.com, haghighat@ACECR.ac.ir

Affiliation Quality of Life Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-467X

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The effect of relaxation techniques on edema, anxiety and depression in post-mastectomy lymphedema patients undergoing comprehensive decongestive therapy: A clinical trial

Bahareh Abbasi,
Navid Mirzakhany,
Leila Angooti Oshnari,
Ashkan Irani,
Samaneh Hosseinzadeh,
Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei,
Shahpar Haghighat

Published: January 5, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190231

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