Quality of life, symptom experience and distress of lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 400-409

  Akin, Semiha ^a   Can, Gulbeyaz ^b   Aydiner, Adnan ^b   Ozdilli, Kursat ^c   Durna, Zehra ^a  

^a ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Lung cancer; Quality of life; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TURKEY;

EID: 78049480291     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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