title: Fatigue: a debilitating symptom.
abstract: Fatigue is a commonly reported and observed symptom among patients at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Caring for patients with this debilitating symptom is a major challenge. The nurse practitioner in the Fatigue Clinic has a special role in the management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment and Emergency Center, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. rvaldres@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: R U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Valdres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escalante
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manzullo
mesh_terms: D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics