Cancer- and chemotherapy-related cognitive changes: The patient experience

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-307

  Myers, Jamie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemobrain; Chemotherapy; Cognition; Cognitive changes

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMOBRAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE CHANGES; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CANCER; CHEMOBRAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE CHANGES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84887174607     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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