Caring for lung cancer patients receiving photodynamic therapy

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 53-60

  Collins, Angela Smith ^a   Garner, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APOPTOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

AGED; APOPTOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

EID: 34249751535     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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