Translating research on the distress thermometer into practice

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2014, Pages 26-30

  Tavernier, Susan S ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Evidence based practice; Translational research

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893414569     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.S1.26-30     Document Type: Article

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