Radiotherapy-related fatigue: Incidence and predictive factors

Rays - International Journal of Radiological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-203

  Turriziani, Adriana ^a,b   Mattiucci, Gian Carlo ^a   Montoro, Caterina ^a   Ferro, Marica ^a   Maurizi, Francesca ^a   Smaniotto, Daniela ^a   Cellini, Numa ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

FATIGUE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 27744535980     PISSN: 03907740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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