Esophageal Cancer: Facts, Figures, and Screening

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 271-273

  Glenn, Tammy F ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035524940     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200111000-00002     Document Type: Article

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