Caring for children undergoing radiotherapy

Radiography

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-30

  Pimm, Patricia ^a   Fitzgerald, Edward ^a   Taylor, Lesley ^a  

^a ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cancer; Paediatric; Radiographer; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031058926     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(97)80022-3     Document Type: Article

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