Gastrointestinal Symptom Representation in Cancer Symptom Clusters: A Synthesis of the Literature
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Nursing Forum
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0190-535X,1538-0688
DOI: 10.1188/12.onf.157-165