Development and testing of the symptom experience scale

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 221-228

  Samarel, Nelda ^a,e   Leddy, Susan Kun ^b   Greco, Karen ^c   Cooley, Mary E ^d   Torres, Sharon Conliffe ^d   Tulman, Lorraine ^d   Fawcett, Jacqueline ^d  

^a William Paterson Coll of New Jesey   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wellington Medical Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; measurement; symptom distress; symptom experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VARIANCE;

EID: 0030272489     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(96)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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