Recent progress in improving quality of life in cancer patients

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-87

  Harper, Peter ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cancer; Depression; Fatigue; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; GRANISETRON; HALOPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ANEMIA; CANCER PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOMITING;

EID: 0034039198     PISSN: 13649027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124363-200004000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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