The symptom experience of patients with cancer

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-70

  Stark, Laurie L ^a   Tofthagen, Cindy ^a   Visovsky, Constance ^a   McMillan, Susan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hospice; Palliative care; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855662599     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e318236de5c     Document Type: Article

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