Prevalence and severity of suffering among patients with advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3137-3140

  Al Shahri, Mohammad Zafir ^a   Eldali, Abdelmoneim M ^a   Al Zahrani, Omar ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Salman Armed Force Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Palliative care; Saudi Arabia; Suffering; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARABIC QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE PERFORMANCE SCALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SUFFERING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84868468890     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1443-6     Document Type: Review

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