Patient perceptions of the side-effects of chemotherapy: The influence of 5HT3 antagonists

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1055-1061

  De Boer Dennert, M ^a   De Wit, R ^a   Schmitz, P I M ^a   Djontono, J ^a   Beurden, V V ^a   Stoter, G ^a   Verweij, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MC CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Nausea; Serotonin antagonists; Side effects; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

EID: 0030845779     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.507     Document Type: Article

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