Fatigue in breast cancer survivors: Occurrence, correlates, and impact on quality of life

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 743-753

  Bower, Julienne E ^a   Ganz, Patricia A ^a   Desmond, Katherine A ^a   Rowland, Julia H ^a   Meyerowitz, Beth E ^a   Belin, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033976761     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.4.743     Document Type: Article

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