Fatigue in cancer: A phenomenological perspective

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-115

  Pearce, Susanne ^a   Richardson, Alison ^b  

^a Royal Marsden Hospital

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Fatigue; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FATIGUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 18544378027     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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