ong-term survivors of childhood cancer represent a growing, at-risk, and vulnerable population with health care needs that are not being met through our current medical system. Childhood cancer survivors, though being "cured," often experience late effects, both physical and psychological, secondary
Caring for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
β Scribed by Daniel A. Mulrooney; Joseph P. Neglia; Melissa M. Hudson
- Book ID
- 107532016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 280 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-2729
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