Tai chi for well-being of breast cancer survivors with aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgias: A feasibility study

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 38-44

  Galantino, Mary Lou ^a   Callens, Mary L ^a   Cardena, Gregg J ^a   Piela, Nicole L ^a   Mao, Jun James ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVOR; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ARTHRALGIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SURVIVORS; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888117492     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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