The effects of exercise on body weight and composition in breast cancer survivors: An integrative systematic review

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 937-947

  Ingram, Carolyn ^a   Courneya, Kerry S ^b   Kingston, Dawn ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750119789     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/06.ONF.937-950     Document Type: Review

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