An evidence-based review of yoga as a complementary intervention for patients with cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 465-475

  Smith, Kelly B ^a   Pukall, Caroline F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Psychological functioning; Systematic review; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIESTROGEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

ADJUSTMENT; ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STRESS; SYMPTOM; YOGA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOGA;

EID: 67949094417     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1411     Document Type: Review

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