A safe and effective upper extremity resistive exercise program for women post breast cancer treatment

Rehabilitation Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 3-10

  Sander, Antoinette P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Lymphedema; Resistive exercise

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HOME REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT LIFTING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77953467167     PISSN: 21683808     EISSN: 23812427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01893697-200826030-00001     Document Type: Article

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