Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 847-858 , May 2010

Symptom Cluster Patterns During the First Year After Diagnosis with Cancer

  • Alex Molassiotis, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Professor Alex Molassiotis, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Jean McFarlane Building, University Place, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Yvonne Wengström, OCN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Care Research Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
    • Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Nora Kearney, RN, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Care Research Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom

,Accepted 10 October 2009.

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 The projects from which data were drawn were funded by the Christie Hospital Charitable Trust and The Scottish Government Health Department.

PII: S0885-3924(10)00127-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.09.012

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 847-858 , May 2010

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