Redefining cancer-related asthenia-fatigue syndrome

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 866-872

  Scialla, Salvatore J ^a,d   Cole, Robert P ^b   Bednarz, Lucien ^c  

^a Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern PA   (United States)

^b All Serv Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^c Northeast Rehab Associates   (United States)

^d Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern PA PC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; ASTHENIA FATIGUE SYNDROME; BODY MASS; CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE SCORE; DIETZ ONCOLOGY CLASSIFICATION; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE SCORE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ASTHENIA; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COGNITION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33747893731     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.866     Document Type: Article

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