Fatigue patterns in Chinese patients receiving chemotherapy

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 60-67

  Molassiotis, A ^b   Chan, C W H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Fatigue; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041568760     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.2000.0098     Document Type: Article

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