Representations of Fatigue in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancers

Heidi S. Donovan

Sandra E. Ward

ONF 2005, 32(1), 113-116. DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.113-116

Purpose/Objectives: To describe women's representations of fatigue and fatigue-related coping efforts by women receiving chemotherapy.

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