Barriers to exercise: Perspectives from multiethnic cancer survivors in Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1483-1488

  Loh, Siew Yim ^a   Chew, Shin Lin ^a   Lee, Shing Yee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Benefits; Breast cancer survivors; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863262554     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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