Knowledge, attitudes and practices of clinicians in promoting physical activity to prostate cancer survivors

Health Education Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 566-575

  Spellman, Claire ^a   Craike, Melinda ^a   Livingston, Patricia ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinician; exercise; health care; physical activity; prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993661076     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896913508395     Document Type: Article

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