Symptom clusters in patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review of observational studies

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 411-450

  Dong, Skye Tian ^a   Butow, Phyllis N ^a   Costa, Daniel S J ^a   Lovell, Melanie R ^b   Agar, Meera ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Braeside Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; palliative care; Symptom clusters

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY DISORDER; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HUMAN; LOSS OF APPETITE; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; REVIEW; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM DISTRESS SCALE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84923513738     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.10.027     Document Type: Review

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