Relaxation technique to ease dyspnea: A tool for oncology nurses

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 369-371

  Glennon, Cathy ^a   Seskevich, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; TIME;

AGED; CAUSALITY; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45549104906     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.CJON.369-371     Document Type: Article

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