Identifying symptom clusters in paediatric cancer patients using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 460-468

  Atay, S ^a   Conk, Z ^b   Bahar, Z ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Memorial symptom assessment scale; Symptom cluster

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LETHARGY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY;

EID: 84862258832     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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