Cancer-related fatigue: Role of oncology nurses in translating national comprehensive cancer network assessment guidelines into practice

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 37-47

  Piper, Barbara F ^a   Borneman, Tami ^b   Sun, Virginia Chih Yi ^b   Koczywas, Marianna ^b   Uman, Gwen ^c   Ferrell, Betty ^d   James, Raysenia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Vital Research LLC   (United States)

^d National Medical Center   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 58749117396     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.CJON.S2.37-47     Document Type: Article

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