Effect of exercise on cancer-related fatigue: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 675-686

  Tomlinson, Deborah ^a   Diorio, Caroline ^a   Beyene, Joseph ^b   Sung, Lillian ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic Exercise; Depression; Fatigue; Sleep Disturbance; Walking; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLEEP DISORDER; WALKING; YOGA;

COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP DISORDERS; WALKING; YOGA;

EID: 84904994308     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000083     Document Type: Article

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