Epoetin alfa improves quality of life in patients with cancer : Results of a metaanalysis
β Scribed by Michael Jones; Brad Schenkel; Julie Just; Lesley Fallowfield
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 762 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Background: Hemoglobin increases have been associated with quality of life (qol) improvements in anemic cancer patients treated with epoetin alfa, but intervention generally has been reserved for symptomatic anemia or hemoglobin < 10 g/dl. relationships among hemoglobin, functional status, and p
## Abstract DOI 10.1002/cncr.11430