Representations of fatigue in women receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic cancers

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-116

  Donovan, Heidi S ^a   Ward, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 22144462260     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.113-116     Document Type: Article

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