Fatigue related to radiotherapy for breast and/or gynaecological cancer: A systematic review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 19-20, 2013, Pages 2679-2686

  De M Alcântara Silva, Tereza Raquel ^a   Freitas Junior, Ruffo ^a   Freitas, Nilceana Ma ^b   Machado, Graziela Dp ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Araujo Jorge   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast and or gynaecological cancer; Fatigue; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST AND/OR GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; RADIOTHERAPY;

BREAST AND/OR GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCER; FATIGUE; RADIOTHERAPY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84883559970     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12236     Document Type: Article

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