Fatigue in gynaecological cancer patients: A pilot study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-83

  Prue, G ^a   Rankin, J ^b   Cramp, F ^c   Allen, J ^a   Gracey, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue; Fatigue measurement; Gynaecological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 31044438841     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0830-7     Document Type: Article

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