Fatigue in advanced cancer: A prospective study

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 372-378

  Hauser, Katherine ^a   Walsh, Declan ^a,b   Rybicki, Lisa A ^b   Davis, Mellar P ^a   Seyidova Khoshknabi, Dilara ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Cancer related fatigue; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; OHIO; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 54249151322     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108319267     Document Type: Article

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