Fatigue in advanced cancer - Meaning before measurement?

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 401-414

  Krishnasamy, Meinir ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Meaning; Measurement; Palliative care research

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034295274     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(00)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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