Measurement of physical activity in cancer survivors: A validity study

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 205-212

  Su, Ching Ching ^a,b   Lee, Kuan Der ^c,d   Yeh, Chung Hung ^e   Kao, Ching Chiu ^a,f   Lin, Chia Chin ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Health Science and Management   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e St Martin de Porres Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Physical activity; Reliability; Validation; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84900325457     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-013-0325-3     Document Type: Article

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