Persistent fever and cough with nonspecific lower lung lobe consolidation.
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Kathleen M. Shuey, MS, RN, AOCN®, APRN, BC, is a nurse manager of education and admixture implementation at U.S. Oncology in Albuquerque, NM. (Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorsement by the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing or the Oncology Nursing Society.)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical journal of oncology nursing
دوره 7 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003