A pilot study to assess the influence of Tai Chi Chuan on functional capacity among breast cancer survivors

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-145

  Mustian, Karen M ^a   Katula, Jeffrey A ^b   Zhao, Hongwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SURVIVORS; TAI JI;

EID: 33645779717     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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