Sleep disorders in advanced cancer patients: Prevalence and factors associated

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 355-359

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a   Girelli, Davide ^a   Casuccio, Alessandra ^b  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Palliative care; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COFFEE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; WAKEFULNESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 2442473906     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0623-4     Document Type: Article

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