Perceptions of symptom distress in lung cancer patients: I. Congruence between patients and primary family caregivers

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 136-146

  Lobchuk, Michelle M ^a,d   Kristjanson, Linda ^a   Degner, Lesley ^a   Blood, Paul ^b   Sloan, Jeffrey A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Lung neoplasms; Mini Mental Status Examination; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PERCEPTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030848030     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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