Perceived symptoms and quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 78-88

  Häggmark, Caroline ^a   Strander, Hans ^b   Forsberg, Christina ^b  

^a Div of Nursing Res at K   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Side effects, symptoms, QoL, radiation therapy, breast cancer patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195694     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.1999.0052     Document Type: Article

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