Symptoms, psychological distress, social support, and quality of life of Chinese patients newly diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 389-399

  Yan, Hu ^a   Sellick, Ken ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global quality of life; Health related quality of life; Newly diagnosed cancer patients; Psychological distress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ETHNIC GROUP; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STOMACH CANCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 5144221673     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200409000-00009     Document Type: Article

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