The Biology of Cancer: What Do Oncology Nurses Really Need to Know

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-12

  Eggert, Julie ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer biology; Cancer genetics; Molecular biology cancer; Tumor biology

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DNA, NEOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING;

EID: 78751479203     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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