Neuroendocrine tumors: nursing implications for oral targeted agents and patient management: Part II.
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149 Carmen Jacobs, RN, OCN®, is a research nurse supervisor in the Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Department at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Editorial assistance was provided by Meniscus Health Care Communications through an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorsement by the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing or the Oncology Nursing Society. Digital Object Identifier: 10.1188/09.CJON.149-153 Neuroendocrine Tumors: Nursing Implications for Oral Targeted Agents and Patient Management: Part II OncOlOgy nursing 101 Debra l. WinkeljOhn, rn, Msn, aOcn®, cns—assOciate eDitOr
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical journal of oncology nursing
دوره 13 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009