Symptom distress in patients attending an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-131

  Bradley, Nicole ^a   Davis, Lori ^a   Chow, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outpatient; Palliative care; Radiotherapy; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 23944440602     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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