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Exercise Motivation and Behavior Change

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Handbook of Cancer Survivorship

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Exercise motivation and behavior change is a major challenge in any population but it is especially problematic in chronic disease populations such as cancer survivors.

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Courneya, K.S., Karvinen, K.H., Vallance, J.K. (2007). Exercise Motivation and Behavior Change. In: Feuerstein, M. (eds) Handbook of Cancer Survivorship. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34562-8_7

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