Cancer prevention in physical therapist practice

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1119-1122

  Stout, Nicole L ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; KIDNEY CANCER; LARYNX CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOUTH CANCER; OBESITY; PHARYNX CANCER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROSTATE CANCER; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449674530     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2009.89.11.1119     Document Type: Short Survey

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