Exploring the needs and resources of children in a haematology-oncology unit

Health SA Gesondheid

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Oberholzer, Annemarie E ^a   Nel, Elzabe ^a   Myburgh, Chris P H ^a   Poggenpoel, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 84858783310     PISSN: 10259848     EISSN: 20719736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v16i1.565     Document Type: Review

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