The effect of symptom clusters on functional status and quality of life in women with breast cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-110

  Dodd, Marylin J ^a   Cho, Maria H ^a   Cooper, Bruce A ^a   Miaskowski, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Depression; Fatigue; Functional status; Pain; Quality of life; Sleep disturbance; Symptom cluster; Symptom experience

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77249084590     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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