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Survivor Dragon Boating: A Vehicle to Reclaim and Enhance Life After Treatment for Breast Cancer

Terry L. Mitchell Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Christine V. Yakiwchuk Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Kara L. Griffin Ontario Breast Cancer Community Research Initiative, Ontario, Canada
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Ross E. Gray Psychosocial and Behavioural Research Unit, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada
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Margaret I. Fitch Psychosocial and Behavioural Research Unit, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada
Pages 122-140 | Received 24 Mar 2005, Accepted 10 Mar 2006, Published online: 12 Mar 2007

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