Florence Nightingale Needs Your Attention: A Framework for Improving Pediatric Oncology Nursing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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چکیده
Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) succumb to their disease four times more often than those high-income (HIC).[1]
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0971-5851', '0975-2129']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1748938