Effects of exercise on immune function in patients with cancer: A systematic review

Exercise Immunology Review

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 120-143

  Kruijsen Jaarsma, Mirjam ^a   Révész, Dóra ^a   Bierings, Marc B ^a   Buffart, Laurien M ^b   Takken, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Immune system; Inflammation; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

CANCER PATIENT; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84884173064     PISSN: 10775552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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