The impact of fatigue on Chinese cancer patients in Hong Kong

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-24

  Chan, Carmen W H ^a   Molassiotis, Alex ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Chinese; Fatigue; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL LIFE; WORK;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035144295     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200000192     Document Type: Article

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