Older breast cancer survivors' views and preferences for physical activity

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 894-906

  Whitehead, Sarah ^a   Lavelle, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Exercise; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 67649908956     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309337523     Document Type: Article

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