Effects of red blood cell transfusion on anemia-related symptoms in patients with cancer

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-63

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Ferrera, Patrizia ^a   Villari, Patrizia ^a   David, Fabrizio ^a   Giarratano, Antonello ^b   Riina, Salvatore ^a  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; SURVIVAL TIME; WELLBEING;

AGED; ANEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 58849141623     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0139     Document Type: Article

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