Physical activity and lymphedema (the PAL trial): Assessing the safety of progressive strength training in breast cancer survivors

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-245

  Schmitz, Kathryn H ^a   Troxel, Andrea B ^a   Cheville, Andrea ^b   Grant, Lorita L ^a   Bryan, Cathy J ^a   Gross, Cynthia R ^c   Lytle, Leslie A ^c   Ahmed, Rehana L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Exercise; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAINING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SURVIVORS;

EID: 67349090181     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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