Radiation therapy preparation by a multidisciplinary team for childhood cancer patients aged 31/2 to 6 years

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-85

  Filin, Ayelet ^a,d   Treisman, Shani ^b   Peles Bortz, Anat ^c  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b Neve Rachel Programme   (China)

^c Schneider Children's Medical Center   (China)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cancer; Children; Preparation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549140771     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208328766     Document Type: Article

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