Fatigue in women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-135

  Irvine, Diane M ^c   Vincent, Leslie ^a   Graydon, Jane E ^d   Bubela, Natalie ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fatigue; Functional activities; Psychologic distress; Radiation therapy; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RADIOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031958367     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199804000-00006     Document Type: Article

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