Consistency of symptom clusters among advanced cancer patients seen at an outpatient supportive care clinic in a tertiary cancer center

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 473-480

  Yennurajalingam, Sriram ^a   Kwon, Jung Hye ^a,b   Urbauer, Diana L ^a   Hui, David ^a   Reyes Gibby, Cielito C ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Consistency of symptoms; Palliative care; SCs; Severity of symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CANCER CENTER; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896894293     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951512000879     Document Type: Article

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