Aromatase inhibitor agents in breast cancer: Evolving practices in hormonal therapy treatment

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 343-351

  Viale, Pamela Hallquist ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e Health Economics and Outcomes Research Head   (Switzerland)

^f Ortho Biotech ^*  (United States)

^g PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NURSE'S ROLE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33645216844     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.343-353     Document Type: Review

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