Physical exercise and return to work: Cancer survivors' experiences

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-246

  Groeneveld, Iris F ^a   de Boer, Angela G E M ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Physical exercise; Qualitative research; Return to work; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETURN TO WORK; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETURN TO WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84876125015     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0264-4     Document Type: Article

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