Dosing done right: A review of common chemotherapy calculations

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-473

  Gaguski, Michele E ^a   Karcheski, Tamara ^a  

^a AtlantiCare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

DOSE CALCULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NEOPLASM; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80053264821     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.471-473     Document Type: Review

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