EFFECT OF MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE AND EXERCISES IN POST-MASTECTOMY PATIENTS
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2309-7833,2311-3863
DOI: 10.36283/pjr.zu.3.1/008