Definition, prevalence and characteristics of sudden exhaustion: A possible syndrome of fatigue in cancer?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 609-617

  Wu, Horng Shiuann ^a   Davis, Jean E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer related fatigue; Exhaustion; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SUDDEN EXHAUSTION SYNDROME; SUDDEN ONSET OF FATIGUE QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNDROME;

EID: 84874110306     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1555-z     Document Type: Article

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