Aerobic exercise as therapy for cancer fatigue

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 475-478

  Dimeo, Fernando ^a   Rumberger, Brigitta G ^a   Keul, Joseph ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Cancer; Cancer fatigue; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0031954517     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199804000-00001     Document Type: Article

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