Nursing people who have lung cancer.
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WORKED IN a thoracic unit before starting the conversion course to first level registered nurse. I have now completed the course and arranged an interview for the oncology department of a new hospital.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
دوره 14 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999