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High-intensity strength training improves quality of life in cancer survivors

Ingrid C. De Backer Department of Sports Medicine, Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eric Van Breda Department of Movement Science, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Art Vreugdenhil Department of Internal Medicine, Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven (Vreugdenhil) and Eindhoven (Nijziel), the Netherlands
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Marten R. Nijziel Department of Internal Medicine, Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven (Vreugdenhil) and Eindhoven (Nijziel), the Netherlands
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Arnold D. Kester Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Goof Schep Department of Sports Medicine, Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, the Netherlands
Pages 1143-1151 | Received 11 Dec 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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