Examining a therapeutic yoga program for prostate cancer survivors

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-125

  Zahavich, Ashley N Ross ^a   Robinson, John A ^b   Paskevich, David ^a   Culos Reed, S Nicole ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Feasibility; Intervention; Physical activity; Prostate cancer; Quality of life; Social support; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOGA;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOGA;

EID: 84877821457     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735412446862     Document Type: Article

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