Evidence for classically conditioned fatigue responses in patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-237

  Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a   Montgomery, Guy H ^a   Raptis, George ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Conditioning; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 21644473157     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-4659-9     Document Type: Article

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