A comparison of cognitive function, sleep and activity levels in disease-free breast cancer patients with or without cancer-related fatigue syndrome

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-238

  Minton, Ollie ^a   Stone, Patrick C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BREAST TUMOR; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; SYNDROME;

ACTIGRAPHY; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; SYNDROME;

EID: 84877584664     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000172     Document Type: Article

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