Lower-extremity lymphedema in a patient with gynecologic cancer.
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Clinical Challenges provides readers with a forum to discuss creative clinical solutions to challenging patient care problems. Case studies or problem descriptions may be submitted with or without discussion or solutions. References, tables, figures, and illustrations can be included. Materials or inquiries should be directed to Oncology Nursing Forum Associate Editor Susan Moore, RN, MSN, ANP, AOCN, at [email protected]. Kathleen Appollo, RN, BSN, OCN, is a clinical research nurse at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Oncology nursing forum
دوره 34 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007