Symptoms, symptom beliefs, and quality of life of older breast cancer survivors: A comparative study

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 315-322

  Heidrich, Susan M ^a   Egan, Judith J ^a   Hengudomsub, Pornpat ^b   Randolph, Shanna M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSTIPATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33646373201     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/06.ONF.315-322     Document Type: Article

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