Cancer-related fatigue in palliative care: A global perspective

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 244-252

  Vilchynska, Tetyana ^a   Beard, Barbara ^b  

^a Clinic of Children's Palliative Care   (Ukraine)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer related fatigue (CRF); Guidelines; Management; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FATIGUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84971237980     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2016.22.5.244     Document Type: Review

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