The Experience of Cancer-Related Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Qualitative and Comparative Study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-135

  Bennett, Barbara ^a   Goldstein, David ^a   Friedlander, Michael ^a   Hickie, Ian ^a   Lloyd, Andrew ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer related fatigue; chronic fatigue syndrome; fatigue; mood disorder; neurocognitive disturbance; sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER RELATED FATIGUE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547096009     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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