Development and evaluation of a theory-based physical activity guidebook for breast cancer survivors

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-189

  Vallance, Jeffrey K ^a   Courneya, Kerry S ^a   Taylor, Lorian M ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   MacKey, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Physical activity; Theory of planned behavior; Written health information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; SELF EFFICACY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 41249089197     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106287693     Document Type: Article

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