Group versus individual exercise interventions for women with breast cancer: A meta-analysis

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-41

  Floyd, Anna ^a   Moyer, Anne ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Exercise; Group dynamics; Meta analysis; Oncology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949510389     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437190903384291     Document Type: Article

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