Lifestyle behaviors in Massachusetts adult cancer survivors

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-34

  Linsky, Amy ^a   Nyambose, Joshua ^b   Battaglia, Tracy A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cancer; Life style; Survivors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951723429     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0162-6     Document Type: Article

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