Menopausal hot flushes after breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-148

  Fenlon, D R ^a   Corner, J L ^a   Haviland, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Hot flushes flashes; Menopause; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDER; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; TAMOXIFEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61349129575     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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