Utility of the theory of planned behavior for understanding exercise during breast cancer treatment

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-122

  Courneya, Kerry S ^a   Friedenreich, Christine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Division of Epidemiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032949752     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199903/04)8:2<112::AID-PON341>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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