Experiences with weight change in African-American breast cancer survivors

Breast Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Halbert, Chanita Hughes ^a   Weathers, Benita ^a   Esteve, Rogette ^a   Audrain Mcgovern, Janet ^b   Kumanyika, Shiriki ^a   Demichele, Angela ^a,b   Barg, Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Breast cancer survivors; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 40349091129     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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