Physical therapy and chiropractic use among childhood cancer survivors with chronic disease: Impact on health-related quality of life

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-81

  Montgomery, Michele ^a   Huang, Sujuan ^b   Cox, Cheryl L ^b   Leisenring, Wendy M ^c   Oeffinger, Kevin C ^d   Hudson, Melissa M ^b   Ginsberg, Jill ^e   Armstrong, Gregory T ^b   Robison, Leslie L ^b   Ness, Kirsten K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer survivor; Chiropractic; Health related quality of life; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951725230     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0151-9     Document Type: Article

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