What nurses need to know about genetics

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 50-60

  Lea, Dale Halsey ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; NURSING; PEDIGREE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; GENETICS; HUMANS; NURSING; PEDIGREE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 0036518507     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200203000-00001     Document Type: Article

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