Predictors of symptom severity and response in patients with metastatic cancer

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Zimmermann, Camilla ^a,e   Burman, Debika ^e   Follwell, Matthew ^c   Wakimoto, Kristina ^e   Seccareccia, Dori ^d,e   Bryson, John ^a,e   Le, Lisa W ^e   Rodin, Gary ^b,e  

^a Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology   (Canada)

^b Psychology   (Canada)

^c Radiation Oncology ^*  (Canada)

^d Family and Community Medicine   (Canada)

^e PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale; Gender; Palliative care; Performance status; Symptom response; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952143876     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109346307     Document Type: Article

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