Assessment of fatigue after blood transfusion in palliative care patients: A feasibility study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1327-1330

  Brown, Elizabeth ^a   Hurlow, Adam ^b   Rahman, Af ^b   Closs, S Jose ^c   Bennett, Michael I ^d  

^a Crimple House   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Palliative Medicine Training Scheme   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRIEF FATIGUE INVENTORY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER THERAPY FATIGUE SUBSCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649354898     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0143     Document Type: Article

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