Measuring symptom prevalence, severity and distress of cancer survivors

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 154-160

  Cheng, Karis K F ^a   Thompson, David R ^a   Ling, W M ^b   Chan, Carmen W H ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Symptom distress; Symptom prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751422789     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cein.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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