Cancer-related fatigue: A review and a conceptual framework to guide therapists' understanding

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-86

  Purcell, Amanda ^a,b   Fleming, Jennifer ^a,b   Haines, Terry ^c   Bennett, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649087596     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260907200205     Document Type: Review

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