Symptom recognition in advanced cancer. A comparison of nursing records against patient self-rating

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1080-1085

  Stromgren A S ^a   Groenvold, M ^a   Sorensen, A ^a   Andersen, L ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Nurse; Palliative care; Quality of life; Self assessment questionnaire; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034771488     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2001.450905.x     Document Type: Review

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