Symptoms and prognosis in advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 385-388

  Walsh, Declan ^a   Rybicki, Lisa ^b   Nelson, Kristine A ^a   Donnelly, Sinead ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gender; Palliative medicine; Prognosis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATIETY; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036942014     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-001-0318-z     Document Type: Article

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