Yoga in adult cancer: A pilot survey of attitudes and beliefs among oncologists

Current Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-19

  McCall, Marcy ^a   Ward, A ^a   Heneghan, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cam; Oncologists; Surveys; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGIST; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUMOR VOLUME; YOGA;

EID: 84922933764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.22.2129     Document Type: Article

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