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Efficacy of the modified Buerger-Allen exercise with Epsom-salt foot bath for the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients: a treatment comparative randomized clinical study protocol† Cover

Efficacy of the modified Buerger-Allen exercise with Epsom-salt foot bath for the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients: a treatment comparative randomized clinical study protocol†

By: Rahul Shil and  Ruchira Ankar  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0032 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 293 - 300
Submitted on: Aug 15, 2024
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Accepted on: Sep 6, 2024
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Published on: Sep 25, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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