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Effects of weight training on quality of life in recent breast cancer survivors

The Weight Training for Breast Cancer Survivors (WTBS) study

  1. Tetsuya Ohira M.D.1,
  2. Kathryn H. Schmitz Ph.D.1,2,†,*,
  3. Rehana L. Ahmed Ph.D.1,
  4. Douglas Yee M.D.3

Article first published online: 27 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21829

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 106, Issue 9, pages 2076–2083, 1 May 2006

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Ohira, T., Schmitz, K. H., Ahmed, R. L. and Yee, D. (2006), Effects of weight training on quality of life in recent breast cancer survivors. Cancer, 106: 2076–2083. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21829

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  2. 2

    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  3. 3

    University of Minnesota Cancer Center, MMC 806, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  1. †

    Fax: (215) 573-2265

*Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 423 Guardian Dr., 9th Floor, Blockley Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 APR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 27 MAR 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 NOV 2005
  4. Manuscript Revised: 7 NOV 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 16 SEP 2005

Funded by

  • Susan G. Komen Foundation. Grant Number: BCTR0100442
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH). Grant Numbers: M01-RR00400 to the UMN GCRC, T32 CA09607-15, P30 CA77398

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