Cancer symptom clusters: Old concept but new data

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 282-288

  Kirkova, Jordanka ^a   Walsh, Declan ^a   Aktas, Aynur ^a   Davis, Mellar P ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clusters; Patients; Statistics; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INSOMNIA; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOMITING; COMPLICATION; NEOPLASMS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; VOMITING;

EID: 77953574257     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110364048     Document Type: Article

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