Edmonton Symptom Assessment System scores in metastatic cancer patients referred for palliative radiotherapy: A comparison with scores in healthy individuals

Current Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Chow, Edward ^a   Holden, L ^b   Fung, K W ^b   Turner, A ^b   Andersson, L ^b   Pope, J ^b   Danjoux, C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METASTASIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0345688914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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