Medical, demographic and social cognitive correlates of physical activity in a population-based sample of colorectal cancer survivors

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-196

  Speed Andrews, A E ^a   Rhodes, R E ^b   Blanchard, C M ^c   Culos Reed, S N ^d   Friedenreich, C M ^e   Belanger, L J ^a   Courneya, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Correlates; Physical activity; Quality of life; Rectal cancer; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84857042398     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01290.x     Document Type: Article

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