A Review of the Prevalence and Impact of Multiple Symptoms in Oncology Patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 715-736

  Esther Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Dodd, Marylin J ^a   Aouizerat, Bradley E ^a   Jahan, Thierry ^b   Miaskowski, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple symptoms; outpatient oncology; patient outcomes; symptom assessment; symptom clusters; symptom prevalence

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LUNG CANCER; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; OVARY CANCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM DISTRESS SCALE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249091314     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.04.018     Document Type: Review

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