The lived experience of fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer: a systematic review

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 3623-3631

  Tomlinson, D ^a   Zupanec, S ^a   Jones, H ^a   O'Sullivan C ^a   Hesser, T ^a   Sung, L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Child perspective; Fatigue; Lived experience; Tiredness

Indexed keywords

CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DIZZINESS; DRINKING; DROWSINESS; EATING; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEAKNESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966349156     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3253-8     Document Type: Review

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