Effects of aerobic exercise on cancer-related fatigue: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 969-983

  Tian, Li ^a,b   Lu, Hui J ^a   Lin, Lu ^c   Hu, Yan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Cancer related fatigue; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELATED FATIGUE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; KINESIOTHERAPY; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHINA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84952872958     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2953-9     Document Type: Review

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