The role of the nurse in cancer genetics

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-75

  Dimond, Eileen ^a,d   Calzone, Kathleen ^b   Davis, Joie ^c   Jenkins, Jean ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER GENETICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NEOPLASMS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIGREE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031894477     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199802000-00008     Document Type: Review

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