Key Element in Oral Chemotherapy: Patient Adherence
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Oral Care in Chemotherapy
میزان بروز سرطان، همچنان رو به افزایش است، به طوریکه در سال ۱۹۹۶ در آمریکا بالغ بر ۱۳۰۹۵۰۰۰ بیمار سرطانی تشخیص داده شد. در آمریکا حداقل از هر چهارنفر، یک نفر به سرطان مبتلا می شود و تقریبا از هر سه نفر مبتلا یک نفر زنده می ماند. علاوه بر این سرطان در سراسر جهان زیانهای اقتصادی و اجتماعی فراوانی به بار آورده و بر تمامی شئونات زندگی اثر می گذارد.. یکی از رایج ترین درمانها برای سرطان شیمی درما...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Van Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1300-2694
DOI: 10.5505/vtd.2016.43027