Measuring anxiety and depression in the oncology setting using visual-digital scales

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 810-816

  Onelöv, Erik ^a   Steineck, Gunnar ^a,b,e   Nyberg, Ullakarin ^a,c   Hauksdóttir, Arna ^a   Kreicbergs, Ulrika ^a,d   Henningsohn, Lars ^a,e   Bergmark, Karin ^a   Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 34547163468     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860601156124     Document Type: Article

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