Treating cancer-related fatigue: The search for interventions that target those most in need

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 36, 2012, Pages 4449-4450

  Bower, Julienne E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84871787692     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.46.0436     Document Type: Editorial

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