Association between race and physical functioning limitations among breast cancer survivors

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1081-1088

  Gallicchio, Lisa ^a,b,c   Calhoun, Carla ^a   Helzlsouer, Kathy J ^a,b  

^a MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Breast cancer; Health status disparities; Mobility; Physical limitations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS; WALKING;

EID: 84895882259     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-2066-2     Document Type: Article

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