Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Correlates of Cancer-Related Fatigue.
ABSTRACT Background: Fatigue is one of the most common problems experienced by cancer patients. The factors most frequently reported to correlate with cancer-related fatigue are symptom distress (pain, nausea/vomiting, dyspnea, and lack of appetite) and psychological distress (depression and anxiety...
| Publicado en: | Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 191 - 202 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2011 4th Quarter
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