Determinants of physical activity in young adult cancer survivors

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 483-494

  Bélanger, Lisa J ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^b   Clark, Alexander M ^c   Courneya, Kerry S ^a  

^a Faculty Physical Education and Recreation   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Exercise; Physical activity; Theory of planned behavior; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84863109792     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.4.5     Document Type: Article

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