Patient safety concerns for cognitively impaired patients with brain tumors.
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Patients with malignant gliomas often have safety concerns not common in patients with other types of cancer. Neurologic and cognitive deficits make the care of such patients more complex, with much of the burden of care falling to the primary caretaker and family.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical journal of oncology nursing
دوره 14 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010