Pilot study of yoga for breast cancer survivors with poor quality of life

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 241-245

  Levine, Alison S ^a   Balk, Judith L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Quality of life; Survivor; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84867328260     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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