Assessment of dyspnea in advanced cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-232

  Mancini, I ^a   Body, J J ^a  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Dyspnea; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033045474     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050254     Document Type: Review

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