Effects of physical activity on cancer survival: A systematic review

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Barbaric, Mary ^a   Brooks, Eleanor ^a   Moore, Lisa ^a   Cheifetz, Oren ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Henderson Campus   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Exercise; Physical activity; Survival; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749261697     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.1.25     Document Type: Article

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