The contribution of dragon boat racing to women's health and breast cancer survivorship

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-233

  Parry, Diana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Feminism; Healing; Leisure pursuits; Medicalization; Quality of life; Survivorship; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHIPS; SPORTS; SURVIVORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38549149744     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307312304     Document Type: Article

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