Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 100-108 , May 2004

Evaluating a community-based exercise program for women cancer survivors

  • Kimberly A. Christopher

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kimberly A. Christopher, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
  • ,
  • Laura L. Morrow

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.02.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 100-108 , May 2004