Amifostine as a radioprotectant.
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چکیده
Tracy K. Gosselin, RN, MSN, AOCN®, is the administrative director in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Beatrice Mautner, RN, MSN, OCN®, is a clinical practice coordinator for Valley Radiotherapy Associates Medical Group, Inc., in Chatsworth, CA. (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 6 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002