A quantitative approach to the distress caused by symptoms in patients treated with radical radiotherapy

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 640-647

  Munro, A J ^a   Potter, S ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Psychology; Radiotherapy symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MENOPAUSE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION DOSE; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029761993     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.414     Document Type: Article

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