Psychological, clinical and pathological effects of relaxation training and guided imagery during primary chemotherapy

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 262-268

  Walker, L G ^a   Walker, M B ^a   Ogston, K ^a   Heys, S D ^a   Ah See, A K ^a   Miller, I D ^a   Hutcheon, A W ^a   Sarkar, T K ^a   Eremin, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Quality of life; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGERY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MOOD; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF EVALUATION; TUMOR CELL DESTRUCTION;

EID: 0032925002     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690349     Document Type: Article

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