A Qualitative exploration of the impact of yoga on breast cancer survivors with aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgias

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  Galantino, Mary Lou ^a,b   Greene, Laurie ^a   Archetto, Benjamin ^a   Baumgartner, Melissa ^a   Hassall, Paula ^a   Murphy, Joanna Kluz ^a   Umstetter, Jamie ^a   Desai, Krupali ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aromatase inhibitors; arthralgia; breast cancer; qualitative; Yoga

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; YOGA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANXIETY; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ARTHRALGIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA;

EID: 84855507368     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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