The experiences of cancer-related fatigue among Chinese children with leukaemia: A phenomenological study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-59

  Wu, Meisi ^a   Hsu, Lily ^b   Zhang, Binghua ^a   Shen, Nanping ^a   Lu, Hong ^a   Li, Sijian ^c  

^a SHANGHAI CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (China)

^b Project HOPE   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Fatigue; Leukaemia; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA;

EID: 71149101392     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.05.026     Document Type: Article

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