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. 2012 Sep;58(9):970-3.

Physical activity for cancer patients: clinical risk assessment for exercise clearance and prescription

Jamie F Burr  1 , Roy J Shephard, Lee W Jones
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Physical activity for cancer patients: clinical risk assessment for exercise clearance and prescription

Jamie F Burr et al. Can Fam Physician. 2012 Sep.

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  • Can Fam Physician. 2012 Oct;58(10):1085
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Clinical decision tree for assessing the risk of adverse events during physical activity in cancer patients: This decision tree can be used to categorize a patient as high, intermediate, or low risk, and the requirements of physical activity prescription and monitoring can be determined accordingly.
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