Healthy lifestyle changes during the period before and after cancer diagnosis among breast cancer survivors

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4769-4772

  Wang, Hsiu Ho ^a   Chung, Ue Lin ^b  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body weight; Breast cancer survivors; Exercise; Healthy lifestyle; Relationships; Sleep quality; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874014488     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4769     Document Type: Article

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