Analyzing theoretical mechanisms of physical activity behavior change in breast cancer survivors: Results from the Activity Promotion (ACTION) Trial

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-158

  Vallance, Jeffrey K H ^a   Courneya, Kerry S ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Mackey, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Physical activity; Quality of life; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 42249097557     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9019-x     Document Type: Article

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