Symptom clusters: Concept analysis and clinical implications for cancer nursing

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 270-284

  Kim, Hee Ju ^a,d   McGuire, Deborah B ^b   Tulman, Lorraine ^a   Barsevick, Andrea M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical practice; Concept analysis; Nursing; Symptom clusters; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

FATIGUE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23244434016     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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