Distress - The sixth vital sign in cancer care: Implications for treating older adults undergoing chemotherapy

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 647-653

  Bultz, Barry D ^a,b   Thomas, Bejoy C ^a   Stewart, Douglas A ^b   Carlson, Linda E ^a,b  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

6th vital sign; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Emotional distress; Older adult

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COLON CANCER; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MELANOMA; ONCOLOGY WARD; PANCREAS CANCER; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 37049002660     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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