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Chapter 27 - Management of fatigue in older adults with cancer

from Part 4 - Symptom management and supportive care of older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

By
Tami Borneman ,
Virginia Sun  and
Betty Ferrell
Edited by
Arti Hurria  and
Harvey Jay Cohen
Arti Hurria
Affiliation:
City of Hope Cancer Center, California
Harvey Jay Cohen
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
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Practical Geriatric Oncology , pp. 375 - 385
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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