Feasibility of an exercise program for Puerto Rican women who are breast cancer survivors

Rehabilitation Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 20-31

  Mulero Portela, Ana L ^a   Colón Santaella, Carmen L ^a   Cruz Gómez, Cynthia ^a   Burch, Annlee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Exercise; Puerto Rico; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PUERTO RICO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 78649658733     PISSN: 21683808     EISSN: 23812427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01893697-200826020-00003     Document Type: Article

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