Emerging biobehavioral factors of fatigue in sickle cell disease

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Ameringer, Suzanne ^a   Smith, Wally R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Fatigue; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANOXIA; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951845041     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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